most of the people see littering as no such of a big deal and just throw stuff on the streets ,so littering is one of the biggest problems in our society because people arent aware of the damage it does,here in colombia people are used to litter a lot i mean ,you can see lots and lots of garbage being accumulate in the middle of the streets.
littering is a big deal
one of the main consequences of littering is that a big part of the trash that is throwed ends up in the oceans, killing many animals .maybe you can think"why should i be worried for a plastic bag i mean it wont do any damage......right?"but no ,for example a "simple" bag can cause a fish to die because it does not let the fish to breathe , and this is not all,when you throw trash to rivers or oceans you are contaminating that water making it unable to drink ,and if you drink this water (most of the people wont but some people cant afford potable water so they dink it from the river directly) you will have the risk to get sick.
when you throw trash on the ground and think that it wont be important you are WRONG
the garbage changes the composition of the ground making it harder for the vegetation to make their normal routine , this dont just complicate the lives of the plants it also complicates our lives ,if the plants cant grow well they will not be able to make oxigen well
we can improve this situation by beig carefull tryng to not litter and wait until we reach a garbage can or we arrive home,also having more garbage cans on the streets and making the goverment to put bills to any person that litters (just like japan does) we can also do charity work sometimes, like once a month we organize some people to pick up the garbage in the neighborhood
in conclussion we can say that we are the responsables of the contamination and if we dont change our bad habits(litter) and our minds(thinking it does not do any damage) the world is going to be a messed up disaster.
