Litter - Your views

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Originally Posted by Hitman

If I have some litter I'll always keep it in my pocket until I find a bin. People who litter are just lazy and annoying.

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That is exactly what people should do. I just wait till I find a bin or get home and empty my pockets... But what do you do with bigger things, like Fast Food containers, pizza boxes etc...

I litter at school, and that is it! But, only when I am playing a game because rubbish in my pockets are annoying.
But if I am walking down the street I don't litter..

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Originally Posted by Blinger

I litter at school, and that is it! But, only when I am playing a game because rubbish in my pockets are annoying.
But if I am walking down the street I don't litter..

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Well thats just as bad, it doesn't matter where, its more about our environment than where you do it. It is a factor of pollution and it should be dealt with.

It gets cleaned up that day anyway..
We have people (students) who change each day and walk around and pick it up..

I also throw my fruit waste out

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Originally Posted by VBT-700

Well thats just as bad, it doesn't matter where, its more about our environment than where you do it. It is a factor of pollution and it should be dealt with.

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It changes nothign about pollution. Infact it's probably better on the floor of a street then being burned releasing gases into the atmosophere

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Originally Posted by Blinger

It gets cleaned up that day anyway..
We have people (students) who change each day and walk around and pick it up..

I also throw my fruit waste out

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Fruit waste is not so bad as it is mainly biodegradable, but its very unfair of you to throw your waste on the floor just because you know somebody will pick it up... Its both selfish and childish..

Why is it selfish?
They have a job to do. It isn't compulsary the job, they choose to do it.

And this is the wrong section because what is there to debate about?

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Originally Posted by Zobex

It changes nothign about pollution. Infact it's probably better on the floor of a street then being burned releasing gases into the atmosophere

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Of course it has something to do with pollution, Litter can contaminate water, it can destroy quality of soil. Most rubbish isn't burned it is put into waste sites...Which is not good either, but at least it isn't ruining the look of streets or taking up millions of pounds of government funds to clean up.

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Originally Posted by Blinger

Why is it selfish?
They have a job to do. It isn't compulsary the job, they choose to do it.

And this is the wrong section because what is there to debate about?

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Yes they choose to do the job because they want to do something good for the environment and set a good example, but it isn't fair of you to take advantage of the fact they do it. There would be no need for them if you didn't litter. It is selfish because they could be doing better things with their time than picking up litter...

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Originally Posted by VBT-700

Of course it has something to do with pollution, Litter can contaminate water, it can destroy quality of soil. Most rubbish isn't burned it is put into waste sites...Which is not good either, but at least it isn't ruining the look of streets or taking up millions of pounds of government funds to clean up.

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Industry pollutes water.

Any waste that ends up in rivers or the sea can pollute it.