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    Why To Stop Littering

    by Ted Judges & Lily Clarke

    (LORIC Environmental Group)

    Our Loric Group went out to the Bus Bays last week and collected 2 bin bags worth of rubbish.

    And every day more litter is dropped around the local area.

    Why is this a problem?
    • 3 Million animals die a year from eating litter.
    • Causes visual pollution (not nice to look at).
    • Can cost local councils and the government a lot of money to clean up.
    • Plastic can take a very long time (20-500 years) to decompose.
    • Can negatively impact people’s mental health.

    Impacts On Animals

    • Sea Turtles – 1000 die every year from litter
    • Sea Birds – 1 million die every year from litter

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