I read about illegal signs in San Jose. From the title I thought it meant illegal street signs, like for traffic. Reading more into the article it was about personal signs that people post on street lamps. The ones talking about job listings or lost pets and all that. The problem with them is that people use tape, tacks, wires, and other materials that destroy the the telephone poles. Not only do they destroy the poles, but noone takes them down. They say there is not enough resources to take them down. A group of volunteers formed to clean the signs.
This could also be a research topic too, littering. It might not seem like throwing trash on the floor, but its almost the same. What happens when it rains? Or if the wind blows the sign off? That ends up in the streets. The article even said it costs money to repair and it is unnecessary. The research topic could just be about littering in general. Then branch off into types of littering. I remember somewhere saying that a certain percentage of California's trash is cigarette buds. Not sure about the percentage now. The costs of cleaning up the litter is another topic.
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