How Littering Contributes to the Destruction of Our Planet

  Not everyone deals with litter responsibly; carelessly discarding candy wrappers, cigarette butts, drinks cans, and larger items has a variety of negative effects. Littering spoils the attractiveness of a roadways, as well as urban and rural landscapes, while creating serious health and safety issues that potentially impact humans and wildlife, as well as the general environment. If we continue to ignore this issue we will only be doing ourselves wrong, without earth their will be no lives that matter. Think about it! Do Your Part please remember not to litter.

Plastic Waste

Discarding plastic products, including grocery sacks, rapidly fills up landfills and often clog drains. When plastic litter drifts out to sea, animals like turtles or dolphins may ingest the plastic. The plastic creates health problems for the animals including depleting their nutrients and blocking their stomachs and intestines. Animals cannot break down plastic in their digestive system and will usually die from the obstruction. Pieces of plastic can also get tangled around animals' bodies or heads and cause injury or death.