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A woman who discarded over 40 pounds of household trash near a state park will likely be picking up trash herself after she entered a guilty plea to aggravated criminal littering.The woman, Ashley Ballew, 21, entered a guilty plea before General Sessions Judge Bill Locke to the charge of aggravated criminal littering. She was directed to perform 48 hours of public service, some of which may end up being on the trash pickup detail. She will also have to pay $347.