Trash Awareness

Litter on parks and trails is not only unappealing to look at, it is also dangerous for the environment and wildfire. Although almost every trail head has one or two trash cans, lot's of the trails Sophie and I hike are spotted with litter. It's hard to understand why people feel the need to leave there harmful trash on such beautiful trails. Research shows that, "Litter in the streets and parks can travel through storm drains to bays and oceans, where it harms wildlife" (Green Ecoservices). Litter on California trails is particularly harmful because it can act as a fire hazard. Animals consume and get tangled in trash and it can be very detrimental to their digestive tracks. The environment is very negatively effected and so is the economy. According to, Litter It Costs You, "$11.5 billion is spent every year to clean up litter". It is up to us to start finding solutions to this problem and California is on the right track. California is in the process of creating litter and waste laws to help correct to issues humans have created. People need to fight to urge to litter due to its convenience and respect wildlife by throwing trash away in designated trash cans and recycling when possible.