Have you ever carelessly discarded a piece of trash such as a candy wrapper, beverage can, or something along those lines? If you have then you are subjected to littering and this is an impending problem we as a community need to stop before it gets too out of hand. Littering is a horrendous problem because it negatively affects the environment. It threatens human health and safety. Lastly littering ends up being very costly to the taxpayers of Floyd County. First off, littering consequently impacts the environment and it’s inhabitants in a negative manner and unfortunately when it comes to littering the main victim is wildlife. For animals, plastic items can cause intestinal blockages and the everyday aluminum beverage cans can be jagged,
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Surprisingly litter can affect your mood, you can become disgusted, stressed out, or even angry and being in a crummy mood for the majority of your day undeniably isn’t good for your health. Ultimately litter affects our health and safety. In addition to litter is very costly. Littering costs the United States $11.5 billion every single year! Also your homes cost can be affected by the amount of litter in your neighborhood or near your house. Actually 40% of homeowners said to them the litter would decrease the home's value as much as 10% to 24%. The tourism industry in Floyd would be affected by litter as well. We all know that if the tourism is affected, so will Floyd’s economy. When the economy goes down the taxes and prices will rise. Just know that if littering continues the cost will continue to escalate and in more ways than one In conclusion littering is a problem that needs to be stopped and not just in Floyd, but in the whole world. If we were able to at least prevent the amount of littering. We wouldn’t harm the environment as much. Our health and safety wouldn’t be at risk. Last, but not least our economy wouldn’t go down and the taxpayers of Floyd County won’t have to pay as much money. Hope you take this into consideration Mayor
Surprisingly litter can affect your mood, you can become disgusted, stressed out, or even angry and being in a crummy mood for the majority of your day undeniably isn’t good for your health. Ultimately litter affects our health and safety. In addition to litter is very costly. Littering costs the United States $11.5 billion every single year! Also your homes cost can be affected by the amount of litter in your neighborhood or near your house. Actually 40% of homeowners said to them the litter would decrease the home's value as much as 10% to 24%. The tourism industry in Floyd would be affected by litter as well. We all know that if the tourism is affected, so will Floyd’s economy. When the economy goes down the taxes and prices will rise. Just know that if littering continues the cost will continue to escalate and in more ways than one In conclusion littering is a problem that needs to be stopped and not just in Floyd, but in the whole world. If we were able to at least prevent the amount of littering. We wouldn’t harm the environment as much. Our health and safety wouldn’t be at risk. Last, but not least our economy wouldn’t go down and the taxpayers of Floyd County won’t have to pay as much money. Hope you take this into consideration Mayor