With parts of Wareham showing signs of a litter problem, some members of the community are making efforts to combat the litter bugs.

Community members cleaning up both sides of Wareham were represented at Tuesday's Selectmen meeting, bringing with them examples of extreme cases of litter in town.

Jim Bruce and his wife Mary came to the meeting with four large trash bags filled with empty alcoholic 'nip' bottles.

"This was just on the side of one 500-foot section of road," said Mary Bruce. She said she took town Conservation Agent David Pichette out by the train bridge in West Wareham and collected these bottles on the side of the road, not including down the embankment, which she said was much worse.

"We have a problem here," she said.

Sandy Slavin asked Selectmen why they have stalled for two years on the formation of a trash committee, and Selectman Alan Slavin replied that the board was looking into doing something more substantial than just forming a committee in combating the problem.

"I pledge one sheet of fudge to the first cop that issues a littering ticket in this town," Sandy Slavin said.

Later in the meeting, selectmen honored Mary and Jerry Kiley as well as Roger and Pat Long with certificates for their role in the cleanup of the Lopes Playground in Onset on Saturday, May 10.

Over 50 volunteers came to clean up trash, brush and debris at the playground as well as repair some of its dilapidated sections. Volunteers will be returning at a later date to finish the some of the restoration projects.

Selectman Judith Whiteside, who was instrumental in coordinating the cleanup, said of the honorees, “They didn’t just write a letter and forget about it, they did something about it.”