We live in a world where 'convenience' is trump. After all, why not? Convenience is good. With all of the major conveniences we see that comes along with advancing technology, we also see a lot of other 'minor' conveniences as well. One of these include the Increase in public trash cans and dumpsters. They are simply everywhere. Go to the nearest plaza that you're around and walk down the strip, there will be and Most Likely least four or five depending on how large the shopping area is. An Increase in trashcans Should equal out to an Increase in people that use them, right? Not necessarily.
More people than ever before now litter. In fact, according to Green Eco Services, 75% of Americans admit to littering Within the past 5 years. And that's just the people that have ADMITTED! Imagine if this percentage included those that lied or were not even surveyed to begin with, I would believe it would jump up to and least 90%. Either people just do not care or are too lazy, Both of which are horrible excuses.
I used to litter once in a while myself up until two years ago when i made my New Year's resolution to stop for good. The main things I threw out at that time were gum wrappers and straw. It took some practice but I Eventually got it, and it became 2nd nature to save my trash until I arrived at a trash can. If you happen to come into my car, you will probably find a bunch of balled up straw wrappers sitting in the center console.
To stop littering has not seem like a big deal to most of you, are priority is why I wrote this article, to prove to you Otherwise. Here are a few Reasons why you Should Care.
It's Illegal
Most people aren't aware that littering is in fact illegal and you can be fined if you are caught. I remember one night I was driving with my friend and he threw a Red Bull can out of the window. Not even two seconds later we were being pulled over. However, we did get lucky and got a nice cop who just told us to get out of the car and pick up the can. Then we were free to go. Now that I look back, I realized it might've been better for us to get fined, and then we would have least Learned our lesson earlier!
It's Dangerous
How many of you seen a movie where someone is driving and a piece of newspaper flies over THEIR windshield and Causes an accident? Well that stuff does not only happen in movies, it happens in real life quite Often; there are many ways that littering can cause a car accident.
Litter can also find its way into parks and school yards and since it creates germs, it poses a threat to the well-being of our children. Not to mention it can slowly (or quickly) destroy natural habitats and homes for a variety of different animals.
It Costs Money
At the end of the day, everything costs money. Many of us criticize our government and how They Spend THEIR money, then why do we give them so many unnecessary Reasons to Spend it for? Spent lots of cash is in order to hire individuals to clean up the streets and other public areas along with picking up litter. If everyone stopped littering and being dirty, there would be a good amount of money left over to go Towards Useful other things.
Treat Your Home Like This World
Because it is. Whatever Normally you would not do at your house, why not do it in public? You would not throw a bottle onto your carpet and leave it there, so why not do it outside of your home? This world belongs to all of us if we would only take the time to realized it. It has been left in our hands to babysit and then we will pass it down to the next generation. No kid wants a dirty hand-me-down blanket, why would They want a dirty hand-me-down earth?
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