Pitch-In Canada Week Underway
Monday, April 21, 2014 @ 3:59 AM
Prince George, B.C. – This is “Pitch-In” week across Canada, a time for all Canadians to help pick up the litter that has now been revealed with the melting of the snow.
Prince George typically sets up the last Sunday in April for its major clean up and the good folks at REAPS are spearheading the event this year. It will run from 10-4 on Sunday, with 8 bins set up at several locations around the city.
REAPS will supply the bags and gloves, you supply the work.
This year’s event marks the 47th anniversary for Pitch In Canada week, it has become the largest environmental improvement campaign in the country.
More than 622,000 Canadians participate in the program each year in communities throughout Canada.
Comments
Ever notice that the people who pick up the garbage on the streets, are never those who threw it there in the first place??
Just saying.
Further to Palopu’s observation:
I did my own version of pitch in last week, just a random thing, at our rural mail box area, next to a highway; What I found, in order of quantity, most to least:
Fast food wrappers/soft drink containers/disposable coffee cups, cigarette related waste, other types of drink vessels,used disposable diapers, automotive related fluid containers, and a hypodermic rig c/w capped needle.
Only posting this to illustrate that by an overwhelming majority, waste from portable meals, drinks and snacks is what some people are throwing from their vehicles.
My personal theory on this is that these folks know they have just ingested food or drink of little nutritional value (garbage) and have a strong urge to get the evidence (garbage) out of their sight as soon as possible. We all know how yummy those cold fries and burgers taste and smell after an hour or so.
Having garbage barrels at these roadside locations would help, but who will maintain them, foot the cost?
Too many people out there with little or no regard for the environment.
metalman.
I’ve said for many years that the vast majority of garbage I see discarded by the masses, are the disposable styro or paper coffee/juice cups. It would not bother me at all to have these items banned from sale at drive-thru outlets.
If someone wants a coffee or pop to go, then they can provide their own container or purchase a non-disposable one from the retailer. Or consider slapping a surcharge on the disposable ones (aka offering a discount to the ‘bring your own mug’ crowd).
A few $2,000 fines being levied wouldn’t hurt either, as this is the maximum under the law. Much more severe penalties for littering vs. distracted driving, speeding, etc., but that is another topic altogether.
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