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.
Feb.3, 2007 tire clean up at Alston
Rd., Jenkinsville
Rd., Jenkinsville
Winnsboro Arms Takes Control of Community!
February 16, 2008
Residents and Management of Winnsboro Arms Apartments, Fairfield County Sheriff Office Community Police Officers
and Keep Fairfield Beautiful joined forces to Clean Up their community. Winnsboro Arms now has a crime watch group
that has begun to remove the evidence of past criminal perpetrators. Crime Watch groups are instrumental in creating a
positive change in their community by working together with law enforcement to get a grip on crime in their neighborhood.
By changing the environment of the apartment complex, they hope to send out the message that “We Care about Our
Community!” A large amount of discarded furniture and debris found in the gulley surrounding the complex property was
collected and placed into 2 dumpsters. These dumspters were sponsored by Waste Management.. Winnsboro Arms
Apartments and manager Anita Boyd supplied a cook out following the clean up event for the volunteers. now is the time
for citizens to unite and work together to make positive changes to make their world a better and safer place to live work
and play
Mary Urias
Executive Director
Keep Fairfield Beautiful
803-635-4722 ext 112
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