Dear Editor:

Several weeks ago as the warm spring weather began to settle in, I decided I had reached my limit of looking at all the garbage strewn along Spring Creek Road. I threw trash bags and gloves into my backpack and spent several afternoons working my way along Spring Creek, east of the Congdon Hill Drive intersection. I ended up filling 30+ bags of garbage and here’s a partial list of what I found:

•bags and bags of leftover fast-food meals;

•countless plastic water bottles, many urine-filled;

•lots of plastic shipping wrap;

•car/truck parts, like wheel wells, hubcaps and bumpers;

•soiled underwear;

•lots and lots of soda and beer cans, bottles and cups;

•used condoms;

•innumerable plastic bags of all shapes and sizes;

•work gloves and protective gear;

•bungee cords and cargo strapping.

I’d like to give a huge thank you to the folks at the Lehigh Valley office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation who come out promptly — usually within hours — to pick up all the bags and debris I’ve left along the roadside.

Roger D. Phillips

Alburtis