Littering in America

By; Jennifer Ruelas Period; 2

What is Litter?

Litter is, When people throw things from their car, drop things on the ground or even if someone aims for a garbage can, misses and leaves it that is littering.

Why do people litter?

People litter because, They cant be bothered or are too lazy to find a bin They have no sense of pride in their community There is a lack of education / poor parenting of young people

Who is more likely to litter?

Are people who, have a behavior of choosing to litter or careless in the handling of waste.

Acts of littering.

Even some of the most otherwise law-abiding citizens will thoughtlessly flick cigarette butts onto the street or toss food wrappers from their car. Cans, paper bags, broken glass, cigarette packs, liquor bottles, broken toys, shoes, a water heater, tires, cassette tapes, condoms and paint cans were among the items around the overlooks.

Advantages of littering?

Litter reminds you of generosity, of things you were given and made use of and are disposable of in safe ways even to be recycled to produce new goods and keep serving human or animals and even plants. There is a lot of walking involved in picking up highway trash...good exercise and therapy. Litter, in terms of the environment, is a bad thing. Collecting litter and recycling it is a good thing and very advantageous.

Disadvantages in littering?

There are a lot of disadvantages that brought by our daily foods rubbish if we not quickly throw away the rubbish. As said before, one of disadvantages that brought by our daily foods rubbish is the illnesses for the people inside the house. Another kind of disadvantages is the unpleasant smile that come from a long period daily food rubbish that have been not throw away for a long time.

Strategies to prevent people from littering.

Reduce, reuse, recycle. Choose reusable items and use fewer disposable ones. Retain all pieces of fishing line, net or other litter for proper disposal in trash containers. Keep streets, sidewalks, parking lots and storm drains free of trash they empty into our oceans.

I Pledge To

I Pledge to give an example to little kids. - Throw trash in the trash cans. - Help the community pick up trash from the beaches and sidewalks.