According to an insert in my city water bill,
- A third of Texas residents admit to littering in the past month.
- Millennials (age 16-34) have a much higher incidence of littering compared to older adults.
- Fast food, cigarette butts, beer cans, water bottles and soda cans are the items most frequently found on Texas highways.
I'm shocked and disturbed by the second of these. Why would young people, after years of being bombarded with information about the damage being done to the environment, be so cavalier about littering? Maybe this is a Texas thing. I grew up in Michigan and was taught to revere nature. From kindergarten on, we were taught that we have a beautiful state (with five Great Lakes, lush forests, and clean rivers) and that we must take pride in it and never sully it.
