The Real Impact of Litter Litter is much more than an aesthetic issue. It actually cuts to the heart of our quality of life. According to the US Chamber of Commerce, the resources spent on litter by small businesses are also significant, and diverts resources that could be spent on jobs and development. Litter in and of itself , can undermine the spirit of a community. It can destroy the pride and sense of personal ownership that citizens take in their community, if their community is to thrive.
Litter can be a precursor to systemic community decline in a wide range of categories.
It can invite further blight in the local environment and other problems for the society at large. Litter can invite a feeling of insecurity and hopelessness among citizens, while symbolizing a lack of community control. It can sabotage even the most ambitious economic development or community renewal programs. Negative impact on the fight against crime and the quest for economic development. The experience of our affiliates has been that litter left ignored, can in fact be a contagion that could be an invitation for other social challenges, beginning with graffiti and illegal dumping, and ending in more complex challenges such as crime, economic decline and social disorder.