Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

A drainage ditch along a residential complex collects litter and a discarded bike.

A close-up of the litter and an oily film from rain-water runoff from the parking lot.

Busstops are heavily littered.

Clothing drops tend to be heavily littered.

Litter collects at the mouth of a culvert.

This culvert has a strainer to keep out large debris. A number of hazardous waste items have collected in this area.

Special events create litter pick-up and disposal problems.

Litter poses a hazard to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

Litter begets litter.

Special events often result in littered walkways and common areas.

Litter cleanup is costly.

An oil filter appears to be carefully placed on a styrofoam plate on top of a culvert grating.

Oil from rain-water runoff from a nearby parkinglot.

Shopping carts are frequently disposed of in ditches to avoid fines for possessing stolen property.