RALEIGH, N.C (WNCN) - Roadside debris can be an eye sore for drivers along North Carolina highways.

A CBS 17 viewer wrote in letting us know debris on interstates around the Triangle was driving them crazy.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports they've picked up more than 8.3 million pounds of litter off roads so far this year. Cleaning it up that litter is often a game of whack-a-mole for the state.

Ryan Arrington says he notices litter along roadways often.

"It's pretty frustrating," Arrington said. "I like to think that we aren't throwing things out the car while we're driving around or when we're stopping at places. It's pretty easy to find a trash can, near you wherever you stop," said Arrington.

On interstates and primary roads, NCDOT says crews aim to collect

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