Can you imagine every American voluntarily picking up just one piece of litter (discarded trash) each and every day of the year? Such a pledge kept by the citizens of the United States of America would see almost 110 BILLION pieces of litter removed from our environment in just one year...can you imagine such a pledge, and more importantly would you take such a pledge, become a member of an American Litter Patrol (ALP) whose sole purpose was to eradicate America's litter problem? Each of us as individuals working as a team can "Keep America Beautiful".
Some facts...just who is it that litters? The answers might just surprise you. Read the list, and find out if you are actually a litter bug, and if you are, take the pledge and become a soldier in the war against litter in America, take the pledge and become a member of the American Litter Patrol.
Just Who Litters?...maybe you?
- Home Owners/Renters-Household trash at the curbside left uncovered creates litter. Lid your trash.
- Business Owners-Dumpsters used by businesses create litter. Pick up around dumpsters, and lid your dumpster at all times.
- Employees around Loading docks...have a daily litter pluck in loading dock areas.
- Construction Workers-Construction and demolition sites create litter. Put out more garbage cans closer to daily work areas, encourage workers to toss work site debris in the cans.
- Truck Drivers-Uncovered trucks create a lot of roadside litter...cover your trucks to stop litter blow off.
- Motorists-put a litter bag in the car, don't toss fast food packaging out the window!
- Pedestrians-as we say on the hiking trails, carry in and carry out. The roadsides are not a garbage can.
