Fulton's roads aren't the only ones in Callaway County with the trash problem.
Litter lines county roads as well. A "No More Trash!" event planned for Saturday and Sunday will give residents a chance to clean the county, county commissioner Roger Fischer said.
"You can drive down some of the roads and you can see the trash that blows out of people's trucks," county road and bridges head Paul Winkelmann said.
Interested residents should visit the commissioners county courthouse in Fulton to pick up yellow trash bags and note which road or roads they plan on cleaning. Those trash bags may be left by the side of the road for pickup by the county - meaning participants don't have to haul the trash off themselves.
"If it is difficult for the volunteer or group to pick up trash bags, the commission will deliver to locations within the county," Fischer added.
Call 573-642-0737 for more information or to request trash bags.
The yellow bags were acquired from the Missouri Department of Transportation, which uses them for the April Trash Bash event, Winkelmann said.
He said while the trash along Callaway County's roads is unsightly, with more than 800 miles of roads to maintain, his team doesn't have the resources to go out and pick up litter.
"If someone dumps something we'll call the Department of Natural Resources or the sheriff's department to see if they can find out who did it," he said.
But for smaller messes, like tossed fast food wrappers, the county relies on locals.
"(This event) is just a good opportunity for them to get out there if they want to beautify their own stretch of roadway," Winkelmann said.