Fresh news delivered to you every day. Visit our Circulation department for print subscription information. Its plastic lining waves in the wind. Its plastic lining waves in the wind. The yellow barrel sits on an Interstate 35 off-ramp, tilted slightly so motorists can toss garbage out their windows as they wait at a stop sign.
Problem is, many people miss.
Others don't even try, preferring instead to pitch their trash into ditches and medians while the garbage can remains empty. Maintenance crews have removed several trash cans since they put them up 12 years ago. Some were collecting too much household garbage. Others had more trash around them than inside of them. People would call and say the barrels are a great idea, but it looks terrible.