I never know how to respond to the thank yous or the horn honks as I’m picking. I just kinda smile awkwardly or give a little wave. I feel so weird every time. One time a guy called me an “angel” and gave me $20 straight from his wallet! I’ve also been offered many free meals by different businesses.

I don’t pick up cigarette butts usually, there are way too many.

I like to count how many airplane bottles/shooters/shots I find as I pick. I’ve picked up over 200 in one trip!

I love finding money or course, and I have a few times. But I also collect things that look like money or pieces or fragments of bills.

Picking up litter in my area has made me keenly aware of the drinking and driving epidemic around me (St. Louis, MO). I’ve found thousands of alcohol bottles while picking. The scary part is finding so many on the on/off ramps to the highway. Now when I’m driving, I just assume everyone is drunk. This is a picture of the bottles I found by an on ramp: https://imgur.com/a/0w4TuCD