By Anonymous
An example of human interaction is the amount of trash piling in parking lot K. In, which directly impacts Mason pond’s wildlife and water life. As we cross the road to the parking lot, there is only one trash bin in the parking lot. If there had been more trash cans, the trash around the forest area would have been less.
There is a lot of human interaction in the parking lot area. As students go from campus to the parking lot, they carry a lot of plastic bottles, plastics, and much other trash. People don’t find a place to throw their waste, ending up in a small forest. In a small forest, birds have made their habitat. In addition, the forest is just behind the pond and in, where fish and ducks will get a negative effect by human interaction. According to “International Bird Rescue,” “In many areas of the globe, birds inadvertently feed on plastic floating on the water and land, mistaking it for food. This ingestion often leads to death and even death of their young.” Birds are innocent creatures, and they rely on what’s on the ground. The birds in that area of forest will have a similar impact. They will eat trash, thinking of food that causes death. This is only the birds; other creatures are well affected by litter.
The waste management inside the campus is somewhat involved as well. From my perspective, they are so keenly focused on keeping the campus clean that they may have forgotten what’s happening outside the campus and in parking lot areas. Also, Industries that make plastics and bottles are much more involved, leading to this situation. Plastic companies that want to stay in the modern-day market will produce many plastics. If you look closely, every individual is at fault, from sellers to buyers and distributors. The producers make a lethal product that may wipe the entire bird population. At the same time, they need to be in the market’s industry. As a buyer, they need to drink and throw as well. Litter is everyone’s responsibility. We can all play a part in ensuring that items such as cigarette stubs, chewing gum, and food don’t end up in the environment (Zero Waste Scotland).
There are many areas where it plays a vital role in littering. For example, cultural role plays a crucial role in almost every factor of life. The culture that you come from is the foremost important factor. In the states, people are taught not to litter from an early age. However, countries with a lousy waste management system do not show an example to the young generation. For instance, In my early years in Nepal, I was taught not to litter but not shown an example of not littering. I thought littering was good since everyone did it. But as soon as I came to the states, I had a sudden change of not littering. From a personal view, littering is primarily a cultural factor. If a child is not shown as an example of not littering and throwing the right things at the right bin, that child will not follow. That is a personal example, but in terms of real people being lazy. The website “home is where” says, “Laziness and carelessness have bred a culture of habitual littering. Carelessness has made people throw rubbish anywhere without thinking about the consequences of their actions”. Litters are a part of laziness.
In that small forest, there is no trash bin around the premises. A university can put a trash can that way, and it will reduce the plastics and bottles in that area. After placing a bin, waste management inside Mason can dispose of the remaining waste. Also, each individual can help the local surrounding just by being efficient. Unfortunately, just the presence of garbage bins does not stop people from littering; if Mason comes up with a rule to fine people who litter, that may prevent people from littering. Money is valuable to everyone, and if we put money in the trash, a solution can be found.
One idea that I’m impressed with Mason is the cleanliness inside the campus. Mason has excellent surroundings and lots of students. Despite that, keeping college neat almost every single time is impressive. If Mason uses the same idea outside the college, it will save lots of birds and animals in its surrounding.
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Works Cited
“How Plastics Affect Birds.” International Bird Rescue, 8 Nov. 2021, https://www.birdrescue.org/our-work/research-and-innovation/how-plastics-affect-birds/.
“Who Is Responsible for Litter and Fly-Tipping?” Zero Waste Scotland, 9 June 2021, https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/litter-flytipping/who-is-responsible#:~:text=Owners%20of%20private%20land%20are,it%20to%20your%20local%20authority.
“Reasons, Consequences and Possible Solutions of Littering.” Caucasus Environmental Knowledge Portal, 28 Mar. 2018, http://environment.cenn.org/waste-management/publications/reasons-consequences-possible-solutions-littering/.