A simple campaign based on the fact that litter begets litter. If we are above picking up a couple of pieces a day, we are part of the problem, as leaving it invites people to toss more. Also covers cigarette butt toxicity and the magnitude of litter pollution.
1. The ifs, ands, and
butts of littering
in Nova Scotia.
Marian Whitcomb
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3. โข Litter has increased 21%
โข Kids (55% are already littering)
โข Avg. litterer is 15-25 years old
โข Apathy/futility
โข โGreenโ generation?
โข Where are our values?
The Problem Here at Home
5. Cost of visual litter
โข Snowballs into worse crime (vandalism & theft)
โข Lowers property values
โข People donโt want to move to a trashed
place
โข Discourages tourism
โข We have to live in it!
7. โ#%^$*&^!! Why doesnโt the government
open up their eyes and do something about
what is happening in our planet?!โ
Assumptions:
โIโm giving a job to someone to
clean up after me.โ
โThere are worse sources of pollution.โ
โIt is not mine, why should I
pick it up?โ
12. Nicotine (one of hundreds of toxicants)
โข 1 used butt 5-7 mg
โข Highly water soluble
โข Used as an insecticide
โข Lethal dose for a child
10mg
โข Lethal dose for an adult
60mg
18. Solution
โข A Little Less Litter
โข This is a social problem
litterally within our reach
โข Two pieces a day, a lot of people
โข Put it in the garbage at home
โข Keep gloves bags in car trunk, do
when walking, tight closing container
19.
20. WIFM? โขTakes no real time or effort
โขNo money donation needed
โขIt feels good to know you made a
difference
โขPeople (especially kids) will think you
are wonderful and follow your example
21. โข Pledge to not litter.
โข Speak upโฆinform others.
โข Pick up a couple of pieces
every day (on average).
โข POLITELY ask others not to litter.
โข Get at least two people to help join you, and ask
them to do the same.
โข If you are a kid you have influence! You can ask
adults to care and set an example to them.
โข Consider and prevent causes of accidental litter
โข Use common sense, lots of soap, and work safely.
โข Would you pick up a $5.00 bill off the ground?
23. Think of if as weeding a garden โฆ
the weeds will always be there,
the slugs keep coming back,
but for the moment, you enjoy the result.
We can keep complaining or be the agent
of change and change the culture.