I have never thrown trash on the ground in my life. I cannot imagine who was brought up to think that’s ok.
Honestly I constantly get home and go to take out my keys and remember like 3 pieces of trash in there…
It’s just basic civil behaviour
It’s probably bad parenting, but I tell my daughter that people who litter are bad people. I can probably put it better, but she’s young, simple is good, and so litterers=bad people. I honestly think that to essentially be true, because if you litter, you’ve essentially internally rationalized your entitlement to make your shit someone else’s problem. Right there with people who don’t put their carts back.
That being said, I do also say to her that sometimes the wind will carry trash from a receptacle, and that sometimes folks have difficulty ambulating, and so there are exceptions.
Sure, it’s only garbage people who litter. But don’t forget that it was lobby of the plastic industry who overemphasized the waste and recycling system as a solution to pollution, as opposed to reducing consumption.
In all fairness. It’s nice to have clean spaces as well.
