What Does Litter Say About Us?
Menckens GhostLitter says a lot about us. It says something about class, race, ethnicity, and even political ideology. It speaks volumes about our sense of community, or lack thereof. It's also an example of the Tragedy of the Commons.
We desperately need a 25 cent deposit-return law to get a 99 percent return on all glass, plastic and metal containers. We're running out of resources. However, 20 to 30 percent Americans don't give a crap. And, with our endless multiculturalism, we've got millions who toss everything as a matter of their cultures. I've bicycled across the USA 12 times coast to coast to see millions of dumps, autos, motor homes and more trash than can be imagined. Americans have trashed this continent beyond understanding in 150 years. It will take Mother Nature a billion years to decay the debris and refuse. Pretty sickening and pathetic.