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ALASKA. Presentation by Minara Akter. How Does That Cigarette Tossed Out Of A Car Window Or That Coffee Cup That Misses The Trash Really Affect Us And Everything Around Us?. Alaska’s Islands & Ocean visitor center. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Presentation by Minara Akter
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In real world terms, litter is the cigarette butts, soda cans, coffee cups, beer bottles, plastic bags, gum wrappers and various other items we may see alongside a road, blown up against a fence or swirling around an empty lot, litter is waste disposed in the wrong place by unlawful human action and can vary in size
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I. polluting the water supplyII. Causes diseases such as diarrhea,
dysentery. Litter can harm the environment such as I. Animals may get trapped or poisoned
with litter in their habitats
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The most common litter item
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Penalties — On the Spot Fines
Jail Time serve
Community Service
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Set an example by not littering.
Dispose of trash properly. Recycle any materials that can be recycled and dispose of the rest in a garbage can.
When you visit a park or beach, remember to take out what you bring in.
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Participate in and promote litter or recycling programs.
Contact city officials if there not enough trash bin at your local parks, public areas, etc.
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Let’s Do Our Part
Your City, Your Neighborhood, Your Litter.
Spread The Word
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“Mail Inline” by Daily Mail Reporter, 25th May, 2008
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1021811/Teenager-16-fined
“The State of Garbage in America”, Biocycle. April, 1998, http://www.kab.org
“Anti Litter Campaigns” Free Ashtrays, Publication Date: 19 October, 2007, http://www.cigarettelitter.org/index.asp?pagename
“Municipal Sewers and Storm Drains” , Publication Date: 2002-2008, http:/pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/-epados/waste/src/flush.htm