We buy products with lots of packaging and our eating habits include lots of fast food on the run. Litter levels reflect these differences, too. Kids learn by example, and too many of us, by our poor example, are teaching young people that littering is okay. Litter is ugly and makes neighborhoods ugly, too. Property values can dip if a community is perceived as littered or unkempt.
Civic pride is diminished.
And when litter flows into our waterways, rivers and streams, it creates pollution and decreases water quality. Put litter in its place. Teach your kids by your good example. Keep a litterbag in your car and use it. Pick up litter.