Hot Springs has been chosen by Keep America
Beautiful as one of only ten cities in the United States to launch a pilot
litter study into the "True Cost of Litter." The study will ask every business,
organization, place of worship and the like in Garland County to take about
three minutes to fill out an online form at
www.hotspringsgreen.org that will assist in the assessment of the hidden cost that every
citizen in the county pays, both directly and indirectly.
This study will help Hot Springs
and Garland County government along with companies and organizations to plan
ahead and develop new strategies to deal with this "Quiet, well-camouflaged
monster that is eating away at our community's limited funds," Hot
Springs/Garland County Beautification Commission Executive Director Adam Roberts
stated.
The study format, developed by
Bob Horton of Irving, Texas, will evaluate the pilot program’s initial success
before attempting an official nationwide program. When last field tested, the
program generated local data reflecting $42 per year per capita. This figure
closely approximated the outcome of the Keep America
Beautiful 2007-08 national examination of the high cost of litter, which
conservatively estimated the cost of clean up to be $38 per year per capita. For
more information, call 501-655-2161.
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