Why so much litter?


As an avid runner in the area I enjoy running everywhere. I take advantage of our paths and sidewalks wherever possible. I mostly enjoy running throughout Cambridge just to see people and places.

Occasionally though I enjoy hitting the rural highways to get some scenery of our "beautiful ohio" that's stamped on my license plate.

Unfortunately though, there's one thing that terribly mars 'beautiful ohio'. It's the sheer amount of litter along our roadways.

It's something that even I as a motorist don't really notice or see from the car, but I would challenge anyone to walk along Clark Steet and onto Old 21 and not take 5 steps without seeing a piece of litter. Trust me, I counted on my 6 mile run on Old 21 Sunday as it was every 5th step there was littler. On BOTH sides of the highway.

Circle K cups, soda bottles, wrappers, fast food containers/cups, beer cans, beer bottles, cigarettes just to name a few.

Is it really that hard to keep a piece of trash in your automobile till you arrive at home? Well, I can understand why someone who's been drinking/driving doesn't want an empty container in their car, but that's another rant...

If you want my opinion, which this IS the opinion section...
It's just a general lack of caring. Maybe it stems from a sense of entitlement. The "it's not my problem" mentality seems to be running rampant anymore.
Or is it the "someone else will pick it up" thought process?

Sadly its usually the heavy rains that wash the little away into our water systems that clean it up.

I'm at the point where I would like to go to the city council about putting up some trash bins and signage, but that would be like throwing money on the ground if the mentality towards littering doesn't change around here.

What do you suggest we do about it?

Thank you,

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