To: The Minnesota State House, The Minnesota State Senate, and Governor Tim Walz
Increase penalties for littering
."...During a one-time sweep of Interstate 35W in Minneapolis, Adopt-a-Highway volunteers picked up 192 tons of trash in one day. The quantity filled 16 Mn/DOT tandem trucks and represented approximately 6,000 filled trash bags."
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/adopt/litterfacts.html
Increase penalties to $1000. for intentional litter which Includes cigarettes, fast food wrappers, cans and bottles discarded from cars or trucks. $50 for spitting gum on the sidewalk.
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/adopt/litterfacts.html
Increase penalties to $1000. for intentional litter which Includes cigarettes, fast food wrappers, cans and bottles discarded from cars or trucks. $50 for spitting gum on the sidewalk.
Why is this important?
"Researchers calculate that 55% of all littering is done intentionally by people who drop or discard products."...During a one-time sweep of Interstate 35W in Minneapolis, Adopt-a-Highway volunteers picked up 192 tons of trash in one day. The quantity filled 16 Mn/DOT tandem trucks and represented approximately 6,000 filled trash bags."
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/adopt/litterfacts.html
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/adopt/litterfacts.html