I am starting a new things with the High Cost of Litter, one of my pet peeves. I have had so many people request where I am getting my info, so now I will be doing short blurbs with links to the information.
Suffolk News Herald: Litter is everybody’s problem, Lester added. The Keep America Beautiful organization estimates that cleanup and prevention programs cost American taxpayers $11.5 billion each year — not counting the costs of decreased property values, decreased commerce and tourism and health effects.
COULD ILLEGAL DUMPING SEND COSTS AND RATES UP AGAIN?
COULD ILLEGAL DUMPING SEND COSTS AND RATES UP AGAIN? Improper disposal of waste increases operating and service costs. tion costs – another jump in …
Litter has been a sore spot for me also. I just do not understand why someone would just throw their garbage on the side of the road. I feel a natural responsibility to the earth, which I thought everyone “would” share. But that is not the case. I have long thought that the companies whos trash you see the most of along the road should pay for an “Anti-Litter Campagne”. This would be given as a convocation time at school at the proper grade level. Research knows at what age people are most accepting of ideas. Require that the companies pay for this “entertaining” yet serious message to the upcoming generation. This is our Earth. It is a gift. It is up to us to make proper decisions to keep it safe for as long as God allows. peace