In my community litter is a problem. Litter is a problem because it is piling up in our
town and affecting the wildlife. The litter is all across the town and in our creeks. It is infecting
the wildlife and disrupting the nature’s natural course. Besides looking bad, litter can cause
public health hazards.1) Discarded containers make breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other
insects. Litter clogs storm drains and causes flooding. Litter affects communities, animals, and
the environment. 2) Litter costs the government millions of dollars each year cleaning it up.
All businesses have a duty to keep the area around their property clear of litter. It not only
helps the environment it keeps the workplace looking professional. Here are some ways
businesses can prevent litter; make sure that lids are secure on trash cans and recycling
containers, clean up where you work at periodically, make sure everyone does there part,
participate in your local business area clean up events, report areas of concern to the city. When
people see litter in the streets it encourages them to litter. 3)Ways to reduce litter would be to
recycle more and get rid of your trash responsibly
Plastic is used because it has many uses. We use plastics all the lime. Lots of toys are
made from plastics, so common objects like tools. Plastic is also used in making bubble wrap for
shipping or storing items and in fishing gear. Plastics can take hundreds of years to break down,
so they may continue to entangle and kill animals year after year. One study found that almost
ninety percent of the trash floating on our oceans is plastic. Plastics are used for about everything
and are terrible for the environment and the ozone.
1)CVW Litter in Water, Impacts, Sources, Solutions." Longwood University. Clean Virginia
Waterways. Web. 07 Jan. 2011. <www.longwood.edu/cleanva/litter.htm>.
2)"Wabash River Heritage Corrdor Commission: Commission Members." IN.gov: Home.
Indiana Department of Transportation. Web. 07 Jan. 2011.
<http://www.in.gov/wrhcc/2342.htm>.
3)”transport and streets”, Stokes on Trent. “Litter and the Environment”
http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/transport-and-streets-/litter/