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These are a few articles to show how my hypothesis has been right so far on why people litter and how it seems that some people can't stop this mindless and impolite behavior. If something isn't done as soon as possible, we all may be in for a very rude awakening.

 

Effects of littering can pile up

Williams, Shawna. Recorder [Indianapolis, Ind] 13 Aug 2004: A1.

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This is a newspaper article that talks more about my topic of littering. The article talks about how some people see littering as nothing too serious to worry about, but then are really ignorant as to what it is doing to our environments and to our health. it also goes more into detail to talk about how cigarettes butts can be dangerous even after they are stumped out, as some toxins that remain in cigarette butts are released into the atmosphere.

A CLEAN (AND HEALTHY) SWEEP.

Current Health Teens; Mar2011, Vol. 37 Issue 7, p5-5, 2/3p

          ST. Etienne, Chloe -- Interviews
A magazine article about an eighteen year old girl from New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, who made a difference by speaking out. She and her friends enjoyed free snacks in her school, until litterbugs due to excessive littering caused this program to be banned. With some help from her friends, she was able to come up with an idea to discourage littering.

Rodemann, Katharyn

Texas Monthly, Jan2011, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p110-115, 6p, 11 Color Photographs, 4 Black and White Photographs

ROADSIDE litter -- Prevention
ADVERTISING campaigns
MCCLURE, Tim
GSD & M (Company)
TEXAS. Dept. of Transportation
NELSON, Willie, 1933-
FOREMAN, George, 1949-

An article that deals with the success and accomplishment of a campaign to stop littering. this campaign was launched in January 1986 and was developed by Tim McClure.

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Preview One of the Problems of Littering: Why Do People Do It?: Dirty Streets In the Attack on the problem of Littering, One Question Is, Why Do People Do It? When Dirt Attracts Dirt A City of Anonymity and License An Enforcement Shortage A Potential Source of Funds Fear as a Deterrent The Contrasts of an Area Theories About the Difference A Form of Protest Many Testers, Many Theories Tests' Results and Meaning The Income Factor What Comes Naturally Some Special Programs The Individual's Importance

New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 09 Aug 1980: 1.

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  A newspaper article about littering in New York City. This article shows how long this problem of littering has been around, and how some people just won't learn from their mistakes.