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[Fat_Bulldog]

My house is on the entrance street to our subdivision and once a week I'll have to go out and pick up McDonald's trash (a bag with stuff inside it and usually a cup or 2).

God help these people if I ever catch them.

[omaha_red]

My house is on the entrance street to our subdivision and once a week I'll have to go out and pick up McDonald's trash (a bag with stuff inside it and usually a cup or 2).

God help these people if I ever catch them.

if my wife sees them i basically just hunch down in the car cause
it ain't pretty..

[heyzeus]

I have a friend who was the president of the Environmental Law Society at U. of Houston. He told me this story, and it made me admire him even more.

He was in line at the drive through of a fast food place, and the woman in the car in front of him threw an old fast food bag out of her car window into the parking lot.

So my friend got out of his car, picked up the bag, and handed it back to the woman, telling her "Excuse me, but I believe you dropped this."

She was speechless, and took the bag.

[omaha_red]

I have a friend who was the president of the Environmental Law Society at U. of Houston. He told me this story, and it made me admire him even more.

He was in line at the drive through of a fast food place, and the woman in the car in front of him threw an old fast food bag out of her car window into the parking lot.

So my friend got out of his car, picked up the bag, and handed it back to the woman, telling her "Excuse me, but I believe you dropped this."

She was speechless, and took the bag.

i'd get shot if i did that in my neighborhood, but trust me.. i've thought about it..

[cpebbles]

I wonder if there's ever going to be a push to use easily biodegradable food containers. They're currently a fair bit more expensive, but I don't see any reason they have to remain that way.

[Arthur Dent]

The worst is when you see someone drop an entire bag of fast food out the window.

WTF? Who does that kind of thing?

I'll admit that I've been known to drop those little stringy things that come off bananas out the window, but I figure they're tiny and disappear quickly anyway.

It really sucks to be out in the backcountry somewhere and come across a pile of rubbish or some campsite festooned with food wrappers and cans.

This pisses me off as well. Isn't one of the reasons people like going out in nature is that it isn't filled with empty beer cans and other junk? I don't understand why people don't feel more guilty for defacing things like that.

[maddash]

Cigarette butts are by far the worst. Obviously there's much larger issues with other kinds of trash, but there's nothing as pervasive as the cigarette butt.

Listen, if you have to smoke when you're out in the back country or some place where there isn't a trash can, put the [expletive] butt in a bag or something and take it with you. Seeing discarded cigarette butts on a pristine trail or beach is pretty disheartening. It's like there's no place left to go in this world without seeing trash.

[JCShutout]

Yup. Saw trash on trails when I was hiking this weekend. If its not biodegradable, put it in your pocket.

Another tip for campers/hikers. Bring biodegradable snacks without wrappers, like fruit and vegies. Then you can toss any unwanted extras, or seeds/pits in the woods because something will eat it/consume it, and you don't have to worry about finding a trash can.

[omaha_red]

The worst is when you see someone drop an entire bag of fast food out the window.

WTF? Who does that kind of thing?

a ton of people. or they'll be walking.. finish a soda or beer..
and just drop it right where they finish it..

[Dillagii]

Ha! You guys should visit India. It doesnt feel good to see Cow dungs on the streets.