People like the young lady pictured above are why we need to counteract litter-bugs. Granted, she only dropped a coffee cup lid, but she did it in such a deliberate manner - and so close to a trash can. Today it's a coffee cup lid, next week it could be dumping a bag of household or construction garbage into the park at 3 AM.*Luckily, Sunset Park has the perfect antidote to litterbugs masquerading as coffee drinking joggers: Every Sunday an active and enthusiastic group of residents cleans up litter around the park. Meet in front of the Rec Center at 9:30 AM this Sunday to join in. Check out their website for more details.
* Please note: this example of a "slippery slope" in littering is pure speculation and should not be taken as fact.
2 comments:
caramba,
we have got to stop litterbugs!
thanks for the note on sunday's clean ups. they will be over soon (getting colder) so we are trying to end with a bang ;)
on a positive note:
a group of guys sitting near the 5th av 41st entrance threw their garbage over their sholders and onto the grass, but a young cop who was walking by, went over to them and gave them a hard time making them pick up their garbage and take it to the trash can!!
that was the first time i had ever seen that, so we are moving on the right track
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