I’m a litter picker-upper of long standing. I see people walking dogs with a bag for poop but they will walk right by litter! In our town, the city does not separate the recyclables from the trash collected in public trash barrels, so once I week I visit the local yuppie commercial strip and go through the litter barrels ( 7 or 8 of them along the sidewalk) extracting the recyclables. The city gave me a 50 gallon toter and I fill it each week. A great deal of what I gather are Starbuck’s plastic cups. I have to stack them to save space. Aluminum and glass are definitely falling from favor. When I look at my full toter I take satisfaction that one person alone is able to make up for the actions of hundreds. Generally I am ignored by the public though occasionally someone, usually a woman, will say thanks. It is impressive how an overflowing barrel ends up only half full and my greatest hope is that kids are watching. With the Chinese and Indians eager to ramp up to Western lifestyles, we will need much more of this multiplication of effort to even keep our heads above water environmentally. Don’t do as most do and walk past litter. Instead, improve your hand-eye coordination, the strength of your back and the soundness of your sleep. It also sharpens your attentiveness to things around you, just the opposite of what an iPod or cellphone does. http://www.cbplace.com