“We were just the state beach in RI....there are no trash barrels....when you enter they give you a trash bag....and you bring it home with you.”
Sandy Hook in NJ is like this (one of the beaches near the top of the shore/closest to the urban toilets). You are expected to take your trash with you, but the people (the usual suspects) just leave it in the sand. We stopped going there a few years ago; it is worth a little longer drive and a little more money to go to a beach with people like us. I’ve seen the same policy at state parks in the mountains.
We’ve camped (backpacking) on state land where it is officially not allowed but they cannot police it; it is great, and we “leave only footprints”.
>> “leave only footprints”<<
Amen to that. *Pack It In, Pack It Out*
I’ve hiked a good piece of the AT [Appalachian Trail] and thank goodness, there’s not much litter....thanks to a network of dedicated volunteers.
Let’s not mention the tons of trash left by hikers trekking Mt. Everest. ;(