s the sun rises over the beach, Dawn Fisher pours half a bottle of Budweiser on the sand.

Fisher, 74, scans the ground, on the lookout for more offending brews. None. She speeds off, trailing a garbage stench.

For 15 years now, Fisher has woken at daybreak to pick up litter from the beaches, parks and streets of Gulfport, Fla. She dons latex gloves and wields an arms-length plastic claw. She hauls a wire cart lined with a garbage bag. She says one acclimates to the rank odor. Read More>>