Is Louisville: Wasteful Or Justified?

After exploring portions of the garbage and other such refuse that can be found in modern Louisville, many people can conclude that Louisville is somewhat of a wasteful city. There are several places in Louisville that are greater in overall waste than others, and some places in Louisville are downright deplorable. The saying, "you are what you throw away" can to some extent be applied to Louisville because some degree of the cleanliness of the city as a whole can be determined by examining trash in small measures.
The city of Louisville takes great pride in many of its parks and in the many opportunities with which it presents its citizens. For the most part, Louisville's parks are clean enjoyable places in which to spend time. However, there are several parks in Louisville and in cities that border Louisville that do not have regular cleanup and are littered with trash. If people were to examine this trash, they may be somewhat alarmed with the things that they would find. …show more content…
However, although many of the people who live in Louisville are obese, much food is thrown away. Restaurants are extremely wasteful with their leftover food. For example, Subway restaurants have specific ways in which their breads must be baked in order to be visually pleasing. Only these visually acceptable loaves of bread can be served to customers. All loaves of bread that are either underbaked or overbaked are thrown away without a second thought. Subway restaurants waste a great deal of salvageable food, and if they were to save the food which they do not use and donate the food to those who are not able to pay for food, they could lessen the amount of waste in the