Tossed is sponsored by Northwest Arkansas Stormwater education and the University of
Arkansas division of Agriculture. Partners are White Line Waste, beaver Water district,
benton county Farm bureau, benton county Solid Waste and boston mountain Solid Waste.
what's the most unusual
thing you found while picking
up trash?
"A box cutter"
"A metal rod
taller than me"
"A torn-up
American
flag"
"metal wire"
"Aluminum cans in piles, in
odd places"
"bottles still full of drinks.
That is wasting money…
you might as well have just
thrown the money in the
toilet and flushed it."
why do you think it's
important to pick up
litter?
"because it's not healthy for
us or our surroundings."
"because if our world
becomes polluted enough
we won't have enough fresh
oxygen and we will die."
"Getting trash off the earth
helps animals live and things
grow."
"The environment is the
most important thing we
have to leave for the next
generation, and it's a shame
to ruin it by being careless."
how did you feel about
picking up other
people's trash?
"It made me feel frustrated to
know that people throw trash out."
"It makes me feel very mad.
because people are ruining the
environment."
"I hate that people are so
lazy and don't care where
their trash ends up."
"People are so
disrespectful. Our world is
polluted enough."
"It makes me mad
that people don't
care. They should
try to keep the earth
clean."
"I wonder how they feel
about others in the community
serving because of their inaction."
"I don't think it's fair to leave trash
for someone else to pick up."
what was the best thing
about picking up litter?
"I don't like picking up others'
trash, but if I don't do it, who will?"
"It makes me proud to
know I helped the earth
by removing trash."
"It made me feel good
to know I can help the
community."
"my favorite part is knowing
that I make a difference in
keeping the earth clean."
"I enjoy getting together
with my friends to do good
deeds."
"It was sad, but it was also
good to be of service to
others."
"I liked the feeling that I am
helping the environment. It
made me have like a tingly
feeling inside."
what will you create
with the items you
picked up?
"I'm thinking about making a
windmill."
"It's going to be very
creative."
"No one else is going to
think of it, ever."
"Last year I created a small
coffin of cigarette butts. This
year I hope to send a similar
message."
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