We all know that keeping the environment we live in clean is everyone’s responsibility. What most people seem to forget is that it takes very little to litter compared to the time needed to clean it up. Back in Romania it was almost impossible not to see litter almost anywhere: on the streets, in the commons area of the building you were living, in the woods, everywhere. This was a normal state and it seemed nobody did anything to change it.
Well, today I’ve run into something that reminded me of this state of “normality”. Only this time it is here in the US. Overall the area I live in is clean - but if someone litters you will see that it can literally take a few weeks for that litter to be picked up. So the key, you see, is not having extensive cleaning crews, but not littering in the first place.
Anyway, here are two images that brought back some sad memories to me. What makes it ever worse is that they are taken exactly near 2 hospitals.