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Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by throwawayboise on Saturday July 31, 2021 @06:29PM (#28022049)
It's better than it used to be. The anti-littering "crying Indian" and "Give a Hoot" ad campaigns in the 1970s actually worked.

Perhaps things are trending the other way lately. I do seem to notice more litter now than I did when I was younger. But there are more people now also.

Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by pixl97 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @10:37PM (#28023353)
A huge part of modern litter isn't people throwing out, like it was in the 70s and 80s, but it blowing out of the back of vehicles, even trash trucks.

Another big issue I see around where I live is when storms hit on trash night. They'll pick it up around 6AM so people bring it out the night before, but on a regular basis we'll get a strong thunderstorm that blows trash everywhere.