Litter Trashes Everyone
Litter doesn't just affect the appearance of South Carolina. It has a significant environmental and economic impact on
the state. With efforts to make the public aware of the effects of litter growing more intense every day, South
Carolinians are realizing that litter is a real problem in our state. And it's not just our pride that's hurting.
When It's Not in the Trash Can, It Comes Out of Our Pockets
Talk about throwing our money away! Picking up litter from public roads, parks, highways and waterways cost money -
millions of dollars a year. And guess who pays for it? South Carolina taxpayers just like you.
Wrappers, Cans, Butts and Old Tires - What's the Attraction?
Tourists from outside of South Carolina spend $6.6 billion in our state every year. But we've never met a tourist who
actually liked looking at litter. Let's make sure those who choose to spend their vacation time and money in South
Carolina don't make their first visit their last.
It's Not Nice (or Smart) to Mess Up Mother Nature
There's nothing like a nice walk on the beach in the morning (as long as you don't step on that broken bottle) or a
romantic evening in the park under the stars (except for all those cigarette butts around the bench). You can take the
kids canoeing (and explain that those aluminum cans don't grow there) or maybe spend a day shopping downtown (pay
no attention to the litter along the curb). Trash is more than an eyesore, it's hazardous to the health of the
environment. Old tires become mosquito breeding grounds. Discarded fishing line can seriously injure fish and birds.
Plastic bottles, bags and packaging can pollute our land and water for thousands of years to come.
Litter doesn't just affect the appearance of South Carolina. It has a significant environmental and economic impact on
the state. With efforts to make the public aware of the effects of litter growing more intense every day, South
Carolinians are realizing that litter is a real problem in our state. And it's not just our pride that's hurting.
When It's Not in the Trash Can, It Comes Out of Our Pockets
Talk about throwing our money away! Picking up litter from public roads, parks, highways and waterways cost money -
millions of dollars a year. And guess who pays for it? South Carolina taxpayers just like you.
Wrappers, Cans, Butts and Old Tires - What's the Attraction?
Tourists from outside of South Carolina spend $6.6 billion in our state every year. But we've never met a tourist who
actually liked looking at litter. Let's make sure those who choose to spend their vacation time and money in South
Carolina don't make their first visit their last.
It's Not Nice (or Smart) to Mess Up Mother Nature
There's nothing like a nice walk on the beach in the morning (as long as you don't step on that broken bottle) or a
romantic evening in the park under the stars (except for all those cigarette butts around the bench). You can take the
kids canoeing (and explain that those aluminum cans don't grow there) or maybe spend a day shopping downtown (pay
no attention to the litter along the curb). Trash is more than an eyesore, it's hazardous to the health of the
environment. Old tires become mosquito breeding grounds. Discarded fishing line can seriously injure fish and birds.
Plastic bottles, bags and packaging can pollute our land and water for thousands of years to come.
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Volunteers make Middle Six Shine!
Last Saturday on Sept 12th Middles Six volunteers clean up along Old Camden Road . Thirteen Volunteers, young
and old collected 105 bags of trash. Our pick up was started at the public park on Old Camden Road, where one of
the children who was volunteering asked me, "Miss, why do people throw trash on the ground when the trash can is
right there?" I told them "that many people are not taught the importance of doing the right thing. Our hope is that they
will learn not to litter by our example. In this time of health concerns, I urge the everyone to not litter as it create further
unsightly mess as well as creates a medium for diseases and germs to be spread. "I commend the grandparents and
community members that cared enough to do something about the huge amounts of litter being thrown down along
side of the roads....If not, one day we might be covered by it!
A prior clean up was done on Ribbon Road and Thelma Gladney Road on Sept. 5th which filled a pick up truck with
garbage removed from the side of those roads.
Now is the time of year to try to get ahold on the trash alongside your road. Plants will soon become dormant and trash
will be more visible. If your community would like to get more BOOtiful before Halloween...call and schedule a clean up
today!
Mary Urias
Executive Director
Keep Fairfield Beautiful
803-635-4722 ext 112
cell 803-633-0838
Last Saturday on Sept 12th Middles Six volunteers clean up along Old Camden Road . Thirteen Volunteers, young
and old collected 105 bags of trash. Our pick up was started at the public park on Old Camden Road, where one of
the children who was volunteering asked me, "Miss, why do people throw trash on the ground when the trash can is
right there?" I told them "that many people are not taught the importance of doing the right thing. Our hope is that they
will learn not to litter by our example. In this time of health concerns, I urge the everyone to not litter as it create further
unsightly mess as well as creates a medium for diseases and germs to be spread. "I commend the grandparents and
community members that cared enough to do something about the huge amounts of litter being thrown down along
side of the roads....If not, one day we might be covered by it!
A prior clean up was done on Ribbon Road and Thelma Gladney Road on Sept. 5th which filled a pick up truck with
garbage removed from the side of those roads.
Now is the time of year to try to get ahold on the trash alongside your road. Plants will soon become dormant and trash
will be more visible. If your community would like to get more BOOtiful before Halloween...call and schedule a clean up
today!
Mary Urias
Executive Director
Keep Fairfield Beautiful
803-635-4722 ext 112
cell 803-633-0838
