The Problem Litter and any illegally dumped waste is a serious threat to the environment and our own personal health.
Litter is transported into storm drains and often ends up in area rivers and bodies of water.
For example, trash strewn around campus flows through storm drains and into Waller Creek, which is a tributary to the Colorado River, a source of our drinking water. People litter for many reasons, often because they lack a sense of ownership, they believe that someone else picks up their litter, or the area is already littered. This should not be the case for our University community. In the spirit of building an environmentally safe campus community, litter prevention campaigns and education programs are the answer to our problem. The Solution Despite prevention campaigns and education programs, we can always expect some level of littering or illegal dumping activity within our community.