Everywhere you look you are more than likely to see a dustbin , yet we stumble across litter on a daily basis. Littering can be seen as a type of bad behaviour because it affects the environment,it does not look very nice not to mention the health risks that could be a consequence of littering.
Littering can constitute as bad behaviour because of its harmful effects to the environment because when littler rots it gives off really bad fumes(pollution) which contaminates the air. It is also bad for wildlife as well because,'Plastic can cause birds and other animals to choke, when they mistake it for food. And, even worse, small bits of plastic can accumulate in the stomach of a bird, never digesting or decomposing, to the point where there is no more room for real food and the bird starves to death with a full stomach'. I think littering affecting wildlife is wrong because technically you could end up killing the animal, just because you do not put your rubbish in a bin. http://http//livingclean.com/littering-and-the-environment/
Individuals are discouraged from littering by the government in the forms of fines- (not that i can actually recall any fines being given to individuals who little).'The average fine is around £100 plus any costs the court awards. However, a person convicted of this offence could be liable to a maximum fine of £2,500 (a level 4 offence on the standard scale)', I do think this could be effect however, I think the government need to give out more fines in relation to litter as there are often unheard of and maybe if this happened it might get the message across, that you will be punished ).http://http//www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/Recyclin.nsf/WebFullList/6C69D3C81CF266B080256ECF003465D3?OpenDocument
Littering can constitute as bad behaviour because of its harmful effects to the environment because when littler rots it gives off really bad fumes(pollution) which contaminates the air. It is also bad for wildlife as well because,'Plastic can cause birds and other animals to choke, when they mistake it for food. And, even worse, small bits of plastic can accumulate in the stomach of a bird, never digesting or decomposing, to the point where there is no more room for real food and the bird starves to death with a full stomach'. I think littering affecting wildlife is wrong because technically you could end up killing the animal, just because you do not put your rubbish in a bin. http://http//livingclean.com/littering-and-the-environment/
Individuals are discouraged from littering by the government in the forms of fines- (not that i can actually recall any fines being given to individuals who little).'The average fine is around £100 plus any costs the court awards. However, a person convicted of this offence could be liable to a maximum fine of £2,500 (a level 4 offence on the standard scale)', I do think this could be effect however, I think the government need to give out more fines in relation to litter as there are often unheard of and maybe if this happened it might get the message across, that you will be punished ).http://http//www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/Recyclin.nsf/WebFullList/6C69D3C81CF266B080256ECF003465D3?OpenDocument
Overall, Littering is a type of bad behaviour and its is wrong in my opinion yet we still do it. I have littered and was really bad at littering in my teens but I feel I have grown up a lot since then and now able to recognise that it is bad for not only humans but for individuals and the environment. What do you all feel about littering?
I completely agree, most places you go there are many rubbish bins about…maybe not enough but still there’s always one within a few yards to where you are…or just put it into your pocket and save it till you see a bin?
ReplyDeleteI know I’ve littered before because it’s easier than finding a bin, but it’s wrong and it shouldn’t be done, it destroys the environment…we produce so much waste everyday…it’s terrible our kids are going to be swimming in rubbish and waste…awful…very very bad!
I always think when people litter, do there litter in their own home? No, so why do it in the street. Every where you go now a days, their is litter. As for the enviroment, what are people going to do in 10 years time blame others and not themselves. Littering is bad and can have lasting affect not just today but in the future...
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