Liter Bug Mentality
By dorianna
@dorianna (509)
United States
November 15, 2015 4:38pm CST
I love nature. I am a walker, enjoy taking long walks. When I walk, I revel in the climate, the sun, the breezes, flowers and trees and the animals one may see. Since I walk daily these things are a great source of pleasure and relaxation to my soul.
One thing that troubles me and puts a damper on the enjoyment is the amount of liter that covers the streets, parks and trails. Even where the juxtaposition of trash receptacles is adequate I see folks throw soda cans and food packaging on the grounds. And many do not pick up the waste from their pets.
I do not understand such a mentality. What do these individuals think about when they deface the earth in such a fashion? How do they justify trashing the grounds?
I know much of it starts in how you are trained at home. But do not public organizations teach against littering. As a child I can remember hearing about it at school.
With all the discussions on green living, why is it that people can talk about global warming or recycling and walk out of their home and throw their coffee cup on the ground, possibly without giving it a second thought. This same individual may be actively involved in an organization in the community encouraging green living. Sort of contradictory behavior.
What do you think on the subject? Does littering bother you as much as it does me? Do you think they give thought to what they are doing? Does the liter go unnoticed by some people?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Nov 15
I wish it was not so but I think that many people just don't care.
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@dorianna (509)
• United States
16 Nov 15
I cleaned houses for a living before retirement. I remember homeowners with their bins for recycling. Some of these clients became friends so I got to know the entire family. Not all of course, but I recall a few of them had teenage children who were notorious for throwing their empty soda cans and food packaging on friend's lawns and driveways. Littering is done by all sorts of people from all walks of life from what I have seen.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
16 Nov 15
It bothers me very much. Apparently some people think it's a humongous effort to just throw trash in the bin. But I doubt that people who have a habit of doing this care much about being environmentally conscious and all that.
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