LITTERING

CONSEQUENCES FOR LITTERING

Littering can risk human's health, safety, and welfare; which harms wildlife and environmental quality on the Earth. Litter can harm the environment in various ways. There is a high potential for breeding grounds, carrying diseases caused by insects and rodents. Subsequently, litters would damage the appearance of scenic environments destroying the beauty of nature. Uncollected litters can flow into streams, storm water drainage systems and local bays. 

Animals may bound to get trapped or poisoned with litter in their habitats. Cigarette butts and filters; a threat to wildlife, have been found in the stomachs of fish, birds and whales, which have mistaken litters for food. 

Above all, containers which collects water causes mosquitoes to breed, increasing the mosquito population.

Soon after, if littering persists, it will accumulate, turning the area dirty! Gradually, it will start rotting and foul-smelling. 

Lastly, living in a poor environment means higher chances of falling ill due to the harmful bacteria.

PLAY YOUR PART; HOW TO PREVENT LITTERING ?

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#1

Educate all your family and friends about littering and how bad it is.

Letting them know the importance of keeping the environment and also the disadvantages of littering so that they will know the consequences or the dos and don'ts of littering. 

#2

Form a community service group.

We can also help in picking up litters. For example, we would go to the beach to pick up the litters that were thrown by inconsiderate people. Help to keep the environment clean and maintain it, whenever we see litter, we should take the initiative to pick it up and throw it into a bin instead of just walking pass it.

#3

Using more environmental friendly production methods or materials.

For example, using less materials like plastic because plastic is non-biodegradable, it cannot be decomposed therefore leading to pollution. Therefore, using materials such a paper bags would be much better because it is biodegradable. 

#4
Demote smoking.

Because 34% of litters are cigarette butts. Imagine how much cleaner it would be if there were lesser or no cigarette butts at all. Demoting smokers and encouraging them to quit smoking will be better, for example telling them the disadvantages of smoking on how it can damage our health and also cause air pollution.

References

http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Action-to-Prevent-Littering
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090320122834AAdnWCc

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_will_happen_if_you_litter_all_the_time