Olivia+Glover+Big+Sweep

I participated in The Big Sweep at the Marsh Creek bridge from 11-1pm on October 14. Using trash grabbers we picked up a wide range of trash along the road leading to the bridge including fast food cups and containers, soda and beer bottles, cigarette butts disposed in a plastic water bottle, and even an abandoned tire hidden in the trees. We also separated the trash and recycling by putting the two in different colored bags.

Littering makes me think of the butterfly effect. Littering may not seem like a big deal, especially if you’re just one person going for a walk who doesn't feel like carrying their water bottle anymore so you ditch it along the side of the street; but when one or a few people litter it sends a message that it’s okay and people will continue to throw their trash in that area because if other people already did it, it wouldn't really matter if you did it too, right? Wrong. Littering leads to many environmental problems and can be dangerous to wildlife.