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Let’s Talk Trash! JAN/FEB 2019
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What is a Litter Spitter? 1. anyone who spits nasty words to hurt another. 2. anyone who throws trash on the ground... in other words, you are spitting on the ground you walk on and that is just plain litter! Can you think of other ways spitting hurts? Glass bottle 1 million years Fishing line 600 years Plastic bottle 450 years Disposable Diapers 450 years Aluminum Can 80-200 years Foam cup 50 years Tin Can 50 years Plastic bag 10-20 years Cigarette Butt 1-5 years Milk Carton 3 months
Take note of this list of things most commonly found by litter crews and how long they would take to biodegrade if not properly recycled
*Information Source: U.S. National Park Service; Mote Marine Lab, Sarasota, FL. This important information was provided by our sponsor: Waste Industries.
. 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
. 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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