It’s interesting to me that at the inauguration of Barack Obama, so touted and followed because of his “green” policies, it would take 1,350 people several hours stretching into the night-time to clean up the litter in the National Mall. It’s sad that when so much attention is placed on environmental issues, there would be 50 tons of trash to pick up afterwards.

Perhaps it goes back to another post I made previously about people caring to recycle as long as you make it convenient. Perhaps it is the same way with littering. As long as it’s convenient, I’ll dispose of my trash but make me carry it out with me to dispose of somewhere else, now that’s a different story. At least from the story I read, this must have been the mentality of a large number of people at the National Mall that day. Come on, America, let’s show more pride in our great country.

Tags: environment, green, litter, trash

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