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Let’s Talk Trash! JAN/FEB 2018
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Be A Litter Leader Not a Litterbug! (Sung to the tune of “Are Your Sleeping” by Diane L. Henderson) Are you littering? Are you littering?
Don’t do that. Don’t do that.
Throw it in the can please. Throw it in the can please.
Toss it in. Toss it in.
. Litter Laws in Tennessee Tennessee has an average of 5,100 pieces of litter per mile on urban freeways. Thirty percent is deliberate litter from people in vehicles and 70% is negligent litter from unsecured loads. Littering Must Stop
WHAT IS LITTER?
Litter can be described as ‘rubbish that is in the wrong place’ and can be anything from a cigarette butt to a burnt out car. It can be food, chewing gum, crisp packets, plastic bags, and banana skins - in fact, it is any item left by a person that should not be there.
. Litter weighing less than five pounds is a class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $50, imprisonment up to 30 days, or both, and up to 40 hours community service. The court may also require work in a recycling center up to eight hours. . Litter weighing between five and 10 pounds is a class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500, six months imprisonment, or both, and up to 80 hours community service. The court may also require work in a recycling center up to eight hours.
. Litter weighing more than 10 pounds or for any commercial purpose is a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $2,500, imprisonment up to 11 months and 29 days, or both. . If third conviction in any amount exceeding 10 pounds or upon the second conviction in any amount exceeding 1,000 pounds or in any amount for any commercial purpose, class E felony. Imprisonment between one year and six years, and possible fine up to $3,000. The court must also require community service litter removal for up to 160 hours. (see §40-35-111)
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