Presentation by Minara Akter

 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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polluting the water supply Causes diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery.

Litter can harm the environment such as Animals may get trapped or poisoned with litter in their habitats

 The most common litter item

 Penalties — On the Spot Fines  Jail Time serve  Community Service

 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.

 Participate in and promote litter or recycling programs.

 Contact city officials if there not enough trash bin at your local parks, public areas, etc.

 Let’s Do Our Part  Your City, Your Neighborhood, Your Litter.

 Spread The Word

    “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