One of my first posts on this blog condemns the amount of trash found throughout Krug Park. Another post mentions how we are not a "green" community. But with spring fast approaching and mother nature providing ample time for me to explore my town by foot, I am appalled by how much litter is spread throughout our city. This problem of trash everywhere is not isolated to our parks ~ it's everywhere! I think it is saddening that the residents of St Joe care so little about our environment that they continue to litter and destroy the beauty of our home. Yes... OUR home. Home to each resident.
Recently, I collected a full trash bag of garbage I collected from my neighborhood just by walking around. I'm sure if I had saved it all, I would have amassed several piles of rubbish in my yard alone - from the oodles of fast food trash to the landscaping materials bags that "blew" into my yard to regular old kitchen trash that somehow never makes it into my neighbors garbage cans. Perhaps it "accidentally" blows out of the rumbling uncovered garbage haulers. Whatever the reason, it is simply unacceptable.
I fail to understand why any person believes it is okay to throw litter on the ground or flick a cigarette butt out of the car window! What is the benefit? Because we are too lazy of a society to take our fat butts to a garbage can? Somehow, while I don't understand it, I certainly believe it. I just pity those who have so little consideration for their neighbor that they would freely dispose of their rubbish anywhere they see fit.
It certainly explains a lot about my neighborhood.
This is one of the dirtiest cities I have ever seen. I pick up at least one hefty contractor bag full of trash a week. People who sit on my wall to wait for the bus leave their dirty baby diapers on the sidewalk, cigarette butts and beer cans..........
ReplyDeleteIt is unfortunate how dirty this city is. I live in one of the better subdivisions and I have to pick up trash out of my yard whenver there is a trash day because people are too lazy to secure their garbage. It is part of the "good enough" low effort going through the motions mentality of the city.
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