The Beautification Office of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) was established in 1985. The office oversees the Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) Program which was the fourth in the nation to be established. ODOT hosted the first National AAH Coordinator’s Convention.
Other ODOT litter prevention activities include the popular Trash Poster Contest which receives thousands of student entries annually. From that, 30,000 calendars are produced and distributed to schools and other venues to remind everyone not to litter.
A statewide Litter hotline (1-888-5-Litter or 1-888-554-8837) helps motorists to report litterers who then receive a letter asking them to help keep Oklahoma clean.
The annual spring TRASH-OFF has individuals, groups, organizations, churches, communities, counties, state parks, Corps of Engineers Lakes and, AAH groups pitching in utilizing hundreds of volunteers.