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STOP Littering Pike County

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STOP Littering Pike County. Where Does Our Litter Come From. Fast Food Waste 33% Paper 29% Aluminum 28% Glass 6% Plastic 2% Other 2%. Types of Fast Food Waste. Sandwich wrappers Beverage cups Fry containers Chip bags Candy bar wrappers.

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  1. STOP Littering Pike County

  2. Where Does Our Litter Come From • Fast Food Waste 33% • Paper 29% • Aluminum 28% • Glass 6% • Plastic 2% • Other 2%

  3. Types of Fast Food Waste • Sandwich wrappers • Beverage cups • Fry containers • Chip bags • Candy bar wrappers

  4. Types of Paper Waste • Junk mail • Newspapers • Telephone books • Paper towels • Office papers • Paper bags

  5. Types of Aluminum Waste • Pop cans • Aluminum Foil • Umbrellas • Lawn Chairs • In-line skates • Badminton rackets • Ladders

  6. Types of Glass Waste • Bottles • Light bulbs • Plates and glasses • Windows • Picture frames • Jars • Christmas ornaments

  7. Types of Plastic Waste • Pop Bottles • Milk jugs • Plastic cutlery • Plastic bags • 2 Liter bottles • Bread bags • Water bottles

  8. Types of Other Waste • Cigarettes • Tires • Household appliances • Furniture • Old vehicles • Building materials

  9. The Pike County Landfill

  10. The Pike County Landfill

  11. How Long Will it Take a Banana Peel to Decompose? • 3 to 4 Weeks

  12. How Long Will it Take a Wool Sock to Decompose? • 1 Month

  13. How Long Will it Take a Leather Shoe to Decompose? • 45 Years

  14. How Long Will it Take a Disposable Diaper to Decompose? • 550 Years

  15. How Long Will it Take an Aluminum Can to Decompose? • 200 to 500 Years

  16. How Long Will it Take a Plastic Jug to Decompose? • 1 Million Years

  17. How Long Will it Take a Styrofoam Container to Decompose? • Over 1 Million Years

  18. What Can We do to Help the Environment? • Cut Down on Our Use of Disposable Items • Place Trash in Approved Containers • Purchase Items that are Bio-degradable • Recycle • Take Large Amounts of Refuse to the County Dump

  19. What is Waste Hierarchy? • The 3 R’s • Reduce • Reuse • Recycle

  20. What are Some Ways to Reduce Waste? • Read the newspaper online. • Using Digital Cameras instead of Cameras that use film. • Send e-Mails Instead of Paper Mail. • Stop Smoking

  21. What are Some Ways to Re-Use Products? • Buying a Re-Usable Water Bottle • Using a Lunch Box Instead of a Lunch Bag • Re-Using Building Materials • Using Items that have Been Recycled

  22. What are Some Ways to Recycle Waste? • Dropping Recyclable Items in Recycling Bins • Taking Metals to Junk Yards • Mailing Items Back to the Manufacturer

  23. What Does Kentucky Law Say About Littering • 512.010 DEFINITION"Litter" means rubbish, refuse, waste material, offal, paper, glass, cans, bottles, trash, debris or any foreign substance of whatever kind or description and whether or not it is of value.

  24. What Does Kentucky Law Say About Littering • 512.070 CRIMINAL LITTERING • Penalty: Class A Misdemeanor ~ Fine up to $500 or up to one year in jail or both • A person is guilty of criminal littering when he/she:Drops or permits to drop on a highway any destructive or injurious material and does not immediately remove it; or • Knowingly places or throws litter on any public or private property or in any public or private water without permission; or • Negligently places or throws glass or other dangerous pointed or edged substances on or adjacent to water to which the public has access for swimming or wading or on or within fifty (50) feet of a public highway; or • Discharges sewage, minerals, oil products or litter into any public waters or lakes within the state.

  25. What is Eastern Kentucky Doing About Litter? http://www.kypride.org

  26. PRIDE Spring Clean Up!! • April is PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in southern and eastern Kentucky! Throughout the month, volunteers will pick up trash along roads, waterways and other scenic areas. PRIDE will give each volunteer a free T-shirt, as well as supply their trash bags, gloves and vests. PRIDE will help local governments pay for trash disposal and beautification projects. Local PRIDE Coordinators will organize each community’s Spring Cleanup activities.

  27. Fishtrap Lake

  28. Fishtrap Lake After a PRIDE Clean Up

  29. Pike County Health Department Environmental Section Clean Up

  30. The Type of People Who Litter • People are too lazy to dispose of trash properly • People are more likely to throw litter on top of litter than drop litter in neat surroundings • Don't Care • Others will pick it up • Not aware they are littering

  31. Identification of Key Litterers • Age: 16-24 (now people age 16-24 are the target nationwide) • Smokes • Eats fast food at least 2 nights/week. • Goes out for nighttime entertainment at least 1/week. • Drives >50 miles/day. • Never been married

  32. Primary sources of litter • Pedestrians • Drivers • Household garbage cans • Commercial dumpsters • Demolition Sites • Loading Docks • Trucks With Uncovered Backs