Students across the state are being asked to put their creative skills to the test in order to help raise awareness and discourage littering. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), the state spends $7 million annually removing trash from Missouri’s 34,000 miles of highways — enough to cover 15 World Disney parks. Students across the state are being asked to participate in the “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free” trash-can-decorating contest, part of MoDOT’s annual “No MOre Trash!” statewide litter campaign, held each April. According to MoDOT, the contest encourages school aged youth to join in the fight against litter by decorating a large trash can with the “No MOre Trash!” logo and a litter prevention message using a variety of creative materials. Schools, along with home school programs, may submit one trash can entry in each competition in three grade categories, including kindergarten through second, third through fifth and sixth through eighth…