Why do people do litter? This is a question I constantly ask myself. When I look around and see litter in on sidewalks, in flowerbeds, by the sewage gutters, or even worst outside of an empty trash can, I can’t help but cringe inside. When I drive down a main road and see a bunch of litter along the sides the embankments, I ask the question, "Why the person or people did not leave this litter in their car's until they have stopped or arrived at their destination, then throw it away properly?" Perhaps people learn how to be careless by watching others throw their trash where it doesn’t belong. It is a question that will forever baffle me.
Some of the blame could be blamed on that the local city councils, whom do not provide enough trash bins around local surrounding areas such as, in-between bus stops. I feel that even if the city took action in providing more trashcans people would still fail to comply with using them. I believe this because I have seen trash accumulated around a perfectly empty trash can at a bus bench. I find this quite depressing knowing that someone could be that lazy as to not throw their trash in a bin which is less than 5 feet away.
Photo By: Rachel Wetle 2012
I was on the website www.DontTrashAZ.com
and did a little research on how much litter is actually accumulated on our highways.
I was very astonished to find out that close to 150,000 bags are collected
annually, that total doesn’t even account for other bags being collected on a
city level.
This problem hits taxpayers in the pockets, because the
trash doesn’t magically disappear, someone has to clean it up and unfortunately
they won’t do this job for free. So please if you know someone who litters or
just littered ask them to do their part and put it where it belongs, in a
trashcan.
While I was on the website I took the pledge to do my part with not littering, if you would like to join me please use this direct link to the pledge: http://donttrashaz.com/secure-your-load/pledge-2
While I was on the website I took the pledge to do my part with not littering, if you would like to join me please use this direct link to the pledge: http://donttrashaz.com/secure-your-load/pledge-2
"Some believe that one small piece of trash won't matter, but those small pieces have added up to a giant problem" www.DontTrashAZ.com
Respectfully,
Rachel W.
