The amount of litter collected was more than 40% higher than the rest of the nation. The Snohomish County Litter Wranglers are working to change that.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — Washington is known for its natural beauty, but it’s actually “trashier” than the average state in America.
The Washington State Department of Ecology said it picked up 38 million pounds of garbage along roads and parks in 2022. That’s 42% higher than the rest of the nation.
Clean up crews in Snohomish County will sweep 500 miles of roadsides, picking up tens of thousand of pounds of illegally dumped garbage this summer alone.
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