Cleaning up the country

Madam, – While on a recent trip to North Carolina we noticed lots of orange rubbish bags along the sides of the highways.

Madam, – While on a recent trip to North Carolina we noticed lots of orange rubbish bags along the sides of the highways.

When we inquired about this, we were informed that inmates from prisons throughout the state are sent out regularly to pick up litter. What a great idea. Clean roads and inmates who are getting exercise and get too tired to riot. – Yours, etc,

ANN CARROLL,

Derrinturn,

Carbury,

Co Kildare.