LITTERING: I don't get it.

[Taylortractornut]

I hate it to, I have a small salvage yard and keep it picked up. I have come home and the garbage crew break a bag draggingit over the side of the bin and leave it in the road. The town uses this road as it parrallels the main road to go to the dump to stay out of traffic. They often bring rubbish to the county site from town like mattresses and couches. One week they had a clean up week and our little road got 18 couches and arm chairs left on it. It falls off the town flat dumps. I was moving them and taking them to my day job dump but it really hacked me off burning myy fuel for their lazines. One time I got tire of it and after a big rain I road to each one and sprayed fuel on them and then lit them. Te county then got them. What was fun was comming around the corner in a Mack rolloff and across my lane was a big sofa. I hammered it.

This weekend was a good example about raising kids. THis weekend The RV company I work for Had their company picnic. THey rented a fair ground and had 2 of their busses there. They served dinner for us and free drinks and peanuts and such. I was amazed at the folks that would wad up their drink cans and peanut bags and throw them on the ground not 20 feet from a can. What was really bad was som of the lazy sods actually stuffed the icecream cups and peanut bags in the cabinets of the Motor homes. On top of some kids turning on the water in the sinks. THey have a cover panel over them. One group of kids put the plate of the the drain and turned the water on letting it hit the floor. I scolded them and grabbed a towel and go it up.


While walking Around I woul pick up a few pieces of trash and put them in the bin. Some kids asked wh I did that that people picked up after them. At work we let a driver go after he faile d to tap a load. He was too busy on the phone to run the tarp. We let him go after he refused to pick up what came off the truck. Theres no excuse for it.

 

[newbury]

Theres no excuse for it.

There is - Poor Parenting. They weren't taught well enough to clean their own behind and everything they use.

 

[chkntrktr]

There is - Poor Parenting. They weren't taught well enough to clean their own behind and everything they use.

That is the reason for it, there is still no excuse for it.

Now that so many people have four wheelers around here there is trash everywhere in the woods, not to mention the "new" trails they love to make. I don't know why, but years ago when they only rode trail bikes you didn't see much trash. I guess they can carry more on the four wheelers. Or, it could be that years ago parenting was practiced more than now.

 

[Taylortractornut]

That and many generations of inbreeding

 

[newbury]

That is the reason for it, there is still no excuse for it.

Now that so many people have four wheelers around here there is trash everywhere in the woods, not to mention the "new" trails they love to make. I don't know why, but years ago when they only rode trail bikes you didn't see much trash. I guess they can carry more on the four wheelers. Or, it could be that years ago parenting was practiced more than now.

SWMBO has taught me that if the dog isn't trained to not defecate on the carpet the dog has an excuse for doing it, the dog didn't know better. These litterbugs obviously were not trained properly to not litter.

But don't get me started on "new trails", I've a bunch of land that I'd like permission to put IED's on, WITH LABELS. Maybe just exploding cannisters of pink paint that won't wash off.

 

[Wnc3]

I have. Never forgotten the crying Indian on the tv when I was a kid. It must have stuck with me over the years. In high school I always threw the cans in the back of the truck. The other guys just threw it out the window. I would ask why do you do that? And they would ask me why I threw trash in the back of the truck since it would have to be disposed of later...
Different cultures, education among other things. One of the most successful anti litter campaigns ever was "don't mess with Texas"
I pick up trash along our road all the time. The cleaner it looks the less likely people are to litter. And some will never care.

 

[Taylortractornut]

I have alot of trouble with folks that come to the rubbish site we run. More than once if I head in behind them and they throw a cigarette out they get to pick it up before dumping. We have a lake on the access road and thats popular for them to use for butts. One thing that I guess gets me is that daily we have to walk the site and access roads to pick up any debris. We used to have a judge here that your first offense of littering you g ot a saturday of trash pick up. Many classmates got that detail.

 

[creekbend]

I tend to agree with others in regards to the lack of being taught responsible behavior somewhat concerning this problematic issue. Just a thought? Quite a lot of people drive the rural roads consuming beer and other intoxicants. Before accessing the major roadways, they toss the containers out their windows, because of the open container laws. I also remember the commercials on TV in the 60's and 70's advocating the clean up of the waterways and the environment. The tear running down the cheek of the Native American actor was most definitely an attention grabber. I don't understand why it is common place in parks and picnic areas, that even though there are trash containers available, there are problems. Sometimes the containers aren't supplied with even a lid or cover, and the trash bins are not emptied when full. As a result wind is more apt to scatter the trash everywhere including the adjacent water recreation areas.

 

[yandeereguy]

one morning I came out to find a Mcdonalds bag strewn across my front yard, picked it up and found a cell phone bill inside and called the pig. I told them if they did'nt come over and get there ****ing **** severe problems were to be heading they're way.. I had there full name address went by and even knew what cars they owned.. It scared the **** outta them!!

 

[Bellafx]

Gentlemen, I am so glad that picking up the trash on our roads is NOT beneath us. That is because of the culture we all grew up in. I am sorry that we are the few that do this, I would hate to think that those that were caught throwing trash out would be made to preform this service. I thought those sentenced to public service for their transgressions could and should help with these issues, but I guess it is below them.

As I do every week, I will continue picking up the tossed trash on my roadside and putting it out for the trash pickup service that I pay for.