Dominique+Swan

In order to reduce my ecological footprint I intend to clean up near my house because there is alot of people out there that just throw trash out the window.

  Talent 21  By: Dominique Swan + Hannah Fischer + Paige Hinson  Why do people litter? People litter because……..  They can’t be bothered or are too lazy to find a bin.  They have no sense of pride in their community.  If an area is already dirty, why bother to look for a bin? Hypothesis: As students we can reduce our ecological footprint on our local environment by cleaning up on the streets around us. Research: Cleaning up the environment around you can improve your community. When trash is scattered around, the environment is an open home for the bugs/bacteria. Litter is killing animal’s environment and homes. The country's population size had grown from 361 million in 1951 to around 846 million in 1991 and 1027 million in 2001 therefore we are producing more and more litter. Everyone has a part in litter on the streets because when you through things out the window when you are driving in your car or just walking down the street in general you are causing destruction to the environment. Litter affects living organisms and their habitat. For example, birds think trash is leaves and sticks and they end up using them for their nests. Between the years of 1990 and 2011 littering has become a huge problem and even before that it was. People are too lazy to find a trash can and use their time and effort just to through it in there. We all plan to clean up the streets in the environment around us and make our living space a better place to be.                    <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';"> Experiment: 1. Grab trash bags out of pantry 2. Walk outside and pick up all the litter I see. 3. Bring all the litter you picked up to the recycling company. 4. Walk back home proud that you helped your community. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';">And these are the sites we used…………………. <span style="color: black; display: none; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;"> <span style="color: black; display: none; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">  <span style="color: black; display: none; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';">http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/corporate_neighbourhood/estates_management/litterzone/litter_strategy/litter_facts/why_do_people_litter.aspx <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';">[|www.google.com] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book','sans-serif';">