people throwing rubbish from their cars

[nortonrider]

Want to see some trash along the roadways?
Take a trip out onto the Navajo Indian Reservation!

Living in harmony with Mother Earth...... Yeah Right!!!



litter is everywhere!
I read somewhere that there isn't a beach on the planet that doesn't have a plastic water bottle (or part of one) on in.

[rollyolly]

Originally Posted by JamesGoodall

Are you kidding me?
To assume that a poor person is more likely to litter than a wealthy person, or vice versa, is superiorist ignorance to the highest degree. I have seen an equal amount of litter come from both the rich and the poor.

I'm talking about social values and/or education levels, not income tax brackets.

Not really sure how that makes me ignorant, but if it makes you feel superior, go ahead and name-call.

[lowfreq33]

Originally Posted by AmpedSilence

I think it is just not a priority for those living in poorer conditions to keep their slums clean. I am not trying to be a smart@ss, it is a fact that a high number of litter is found in less fortunate areas of the world. I don't think it necessarily has to do with people's culture. I just think that the areas that have more money are the ones that can afford (monetary) to keep streets clean...

A rich person can litter just as much as a poorer person.

Sadly this is pretty true. I've lived in a variety of neighborhoods, right now I have an apartment in a fairly low income neighborhood. There's ALWAYS trash in the parking lot and all around the neighborhood.

[Shakin-Slim]

It's a shame that incentives etc are required for people to not be lazy, inconsiderate, scumbag f**ks.

[Shakin-Slim]

Originally Posted by nortonrider

Want to see some trash along the roadways?
Take a trip out onto the Navajo Indian Reservation!

Living in harmony with Mother Earth...... Yeah Right!!!



litter is everywhere!
I read somewhere that there isn't a beach on the planet that doesn't have a plastic water bottle (or part of one) on in.

Previously living in harmony with Mother Earth, until their way of life was violently taken from them. It's the same with every minority that has been treated in similar ways. Alcoholism, crime, little care for the system (warranted).

[Eric Perry]

Originally Posted by lustersilk

People who litter are scumbags, including smokers who through there butts on the ground. This is coming from an occasional smoker, no excuse whatsoever.

I don't smoke, but agree 100% with your "scumbag" moniker.

Originally Posted by Richland123

And, those people who throw their lighted cigarettes out of their cars while driving.

Yup. More scumbags.

[DwaynieAD]

I emptied outdoor trashcans and cleaned the parking lot of a strip mall for years. smokers are infinitely worse than any other kind of litterbug.

[Eric Perry]

I hate the term litterbug. Sounds far too cutesie. Lazy dirtbag is much more fitting.

[machine gewehr]

Originally Posted by duff beer

Smokers...the world is my ashtray.

I both agree and disagree with you on this one.

I am a smoker. When my cigarette is finished I keep the cigarette end and look for a thrash can for a while. Sometimes I can't come across one for a good amount of time and realize the people who live in the area don't give a **** about their streets as much as I do. After that, I lover my level of interest to keep the streets clean to their level.

Sometimes, though, I see the pavement has a few cigarette butts per square meter and add one more to the collection. This is a wrong behavior, I admit.

[sneha1965]

Originally Posted by Eric Perry

I hate the term litterbug. Sounds far too cutesie. Lazy dirtbag is much more fitting.

The term Litterbug was part of the "70's clean up campaign" so it needed to be public friendly. It's hard to get a "lazy dirtbag" to do what you want them to. You can thank Madison Avenue for that one.

But I would agree with you that the term "lazy dirtbag" seems to satisfy the senses better and may be more befitting.

[jasper383]

Originally Posted by rollyolly

I've noticed that beautiful places like oregon tend to have less litter. Compare coastal california to california's central valley. Way more litter in the central valley. I think most of it has to do with socio-economic demographics. Its certain types of people that do the littering.

I don't think there's any question that the wealthier the country/state/county/city/neighborhood, the cleaner it will tend to be.

As populations become wealthier, they have more resources at their disposal, and more time, to think about things like their environment. Poor communities tend to have survival in mind.

[Richland123]

What does dropping trash into a can instead of dropping it onto the ground have to do with income levels?

[Eric Perry]

Originally Posted by sneha1965

The term Litterbug was part of the "70's clean up campaign" so it needed to be public friendly. It's hard to get a "lazy dirtbag" to do what you want them to. You can thank Madison Avenue for that one.

But I would agree with you that the term "lazy dirtbag" seems to satisfy the senses better and may be more befitting.

You don't get a "litterbug" to follow said rules either. Sooo, dirtbag it is!

[Eric Perry]

When I'm driving behind someone, and they casually fling their butt out the window with less than a care in the world that someone is actually behind them and watching, it infuriates me. Effing poopstains of the earth!!!

[nortonrider]

Originally Posted by Richland123

What does dropping trash into a can instead of dropping it onto the ground have to do with income levels?

Nothing...... it's just an excuse.

Not having much money doesn't = Dirty, Stupid or Lazy.

[Richland123]

Originally Posted by Eric Perry

When I'm driving behind someone, and they casually fling their butt out the window with less than a care in the world that someone is actually behind them and watching, it infuriates me. Effing poopstains of the earth!!!

Plus, there is the safety issue of starting brush fires and hitting another person's car and damaging their paint. These people don't care.

[Atoz]

Originally Posted by sneha1965

It was called the Keep America Beautiful campaign. Remember the crying Indian?

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=j7OHG...%3Dj7OHG7tHrNM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful

They actually formed a name for those who would drop trash on the ground. The term was litterbug.

I was going to make an Iron Eyes Cody reference, but you beat me to it.

40 years, later, I still find the music in the "Crying Indian" ad to be moving.

[sneha1965]

Originally Posted by Eric Perry

You don't get a "litterbug" to follow said rules either. Sooo, dirtbag it is!

Sure you do. Many of those litterbugs learned to stop littering because littering went on a decline after those PSA's from the 70's. When I was coming up I would never have left my trash. I remember the ads but before that, I remember getting scolded for throwing trash on the ground. I didin't know it wasn't cool and had to be taught. I think if people aren't exposed to the idea, they're not necessarily going to know.

I don't see too many ads these days teaching kids not to litter and I think we have a generation that has forgetton the meaning of cleaning up after themselves. Now if you got older fol through their trash on the ground, then I think you got a dirtbag. Otherwise, I think the younger folk just need an education. Just my 2¢ YMMV Get off my lawn.

[sneha1965]

Originally Posted by Atoz

I was going to make an Iron Eyes Cody reference, but you beat me to it.

40 years, later, I still find the music in the "Crying Indian" ad to be moving.

Did you know he's Italian?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eyes_Cody

[Eric Perry]

For younger people, you're possibly right. But when some of these kids seeeing their worthless parents tossing Budweiser cans out the car window they grow up thinking it's "cool" to do so. I do also agree with what another poster said, however, in that littering is at least somewhat tied to SES. Uneducated and apathetic types generally have a lower moral compass. I'll gladly don my flame suit, because it is what it is!