WHAT IS LITTER?
Litter is solid waste discarded in an inappropriate place made up of more
than 150 different items from seven basic sources:
WHY DO PEOPLE LITTER?
That's a good question. There are lots of reasons that come
to mind. Keep America Beautiful did a study on this very question,
and here's what they found.
Household Garbage Cans
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Commercial Trash Containers
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Loading and Unloading Operations
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Construction Sites
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Uncovered Trash Hauling Trucks
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Motorists
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Pedestrians
There are basically three reason why people litter:
People tend to litter where litter already exists.
People litter where they feel no sense of ownership.
People litter when they think someone will go behind them and clean it up.
