LITTER IS A PROBLEM Have you ever thought about what happens to trash after you throw it away? Do you think it just vanishes or disappears? If you think it just disappears then you are very wrong. Who knows‚ we might even be wading through piles of trash to get out of our houses in the near future. Trash is something that you can’t simply ignore or be careless about. Everything that you throw away eventually comes right back at you. This litter problem is really concerning me‚ and I believe if
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Cigarette Litter: Smokers’ Attitudes and Behaviors Economy is currently spending millions of dollars in litter clean-up efforts‚ cigarette butts being the leading contribution to this problem. 51.2 billion pieces of litter were picked up from United States roadways in 2009. Retail areas‚ loading docks‚ storm drains‚ parks and playgrounds‚ and construction sites are where majority of cigarette butts were picked up. “ An economic analysis found that cities the size of San Francisco spend‚ on average
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“Everywhere you look these days‚ you see litter: in the streets‚ on the beach‚ in the countryside.” Describe the problem of litter in the UAE and discuss some solutions Sharjah municipality considers huge increase in littering fines The fine for littering in Sharjah is expected to be raised from Dh200 to Dh2‚000‚ a senior municipality official said on Tuesday. It’s become common to see plastic bags and bottles strewn around not only in the industrial areas and commercial areas of the emirate
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Does littering irritate you‚ just as much as it irritates me? Well‚ it should. Litter irritates everyone. Littering has been around us for centuries and in fact ever since human life came to this world. Littering destroys the beauty of nature of the outdoors. It makes the area look dirty and bad. Litter just doesn’t appear. It is the result of careless attitudes and improper waste handling. Often people are too lazy to dump their belongings in the trashcans‚ leaving them the only option to dump
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There is no question litter is as big problem not only on campus but around the world. Most litter found on campus is fast food wrappers and bags‚ and drink containers. A few reasons people give for why there is litter are: laziness‚ lack of motivation to wait till they can get to a trashcan to throw trash away‚ and lack of available trashcans in parking lots and heavily trafficked areas. As a proposal to help with the littering problem on campus‚ I suggest more trashcans in the parking lots and
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Defining “litter” Litter is “carelessly discarded refuse ‚” most commonly found on the ground. It can be hazardous‚ like shards of broken glass‚ or non-hazardous‚ like a piece of hair. Because some trash items seem harmless‚ there is controversy about what should technically be called “litter.” The American Public Works Association defines litter as “…material which‚ if thrown or deposited‚ tends to create a danger to public health‚ safety and welfare.” Regardless of the item(s) littered
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In America garbage is constantly disposed improperly all over the world. I see that many people carelessly litter and throw trash on the grounds when they should rightfully be placed in their respectable bins. It is a pet peeve of mine to see the grounds soiled with waste that could easily be thrown away in trash bins. As a good Samaritan‚ every chance I get I pick up litter on the grounds and take the extra mile to prevent relatives and friends from contributing to the improper garbage disposal
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Did you know that $11.5 billion is spent every year just to clean up litter alone? People don’t realize that by cutting down littering this money can be used to help the population in many other ways. Research and studies have shown that communities and neighborhoods with a lot of litter decrease the value of the property in those regions by as much as 7% (www.litteringfacts.com). By having a cleaner city more businesses are interested in making an investment and tourists are more likely to pay a
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Litter and rubbish are great problems‚ aren’t they? Litter is garbage like food‚ paper and cans on the ground or in the street. Where many people live together‚ litter is a problem. People don’t always put their garbage in the garbage can. It’s easier to drop a paper than to find a garbage can for it. But litter is ugly. It makes the city look dirty‚ and it spoils the view. Litter makes the city look unattractive and can cause further problems like attracting pests. Food litter attracts pests such
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or drinking a soda instead of holding on to it to throw it in a trash can we just drop it were we are standing. I have to say that most people aren’t aware of the real causes of littering. I don’t see any other cause but us. Animals or plants can’t litter they are in nature. We are the only ones in this world that deal with trash. We are the only solution for slowing down if not stopping littering. We as Americans need to stop being lazy and throw away
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