Litter is an insult to District residents striving to keep their city clean regardless of race or class. Neighborhood cleanups have become a social event with a purpose, engaging youths and adults for a few hours of feel-good volunteer community work. The work, however, is never-ending along D.C. corridors where drivers and pedestrians persistently throw trash on the spot where they are standing or toss it aimlessly onto the streets as they drive by.
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