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16-NOV-2013

The great desert trashbin

This was something I learned about being “out in the desert” – there is trash literally everywhere. It looked like everybody just tosses garbage from cars, and of course it piles up over time, to the point that it’s incredibly unattractive. I did see two men cleaning up litter on the side of the road, but I can’t imagine what good they would be able to do considering the immense scope of the problem.

This was taken from a moving vehicle in a famous stretch of desert known for its red sand.

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Carol Rollins07-Dec-2013 16:34
This is just so awful! People do that here, too, and - like Pkocinski- I just don't get it!
pkocinski20-Nov-2013 23:47
I just don't get the "throw my trash out the window" mentality.
janescottcumming20-Nov-2013 02:20
What a shame. Just don't understand some people.
danad19-Nov-2013 14:06
Poor world ! If every man stops to consider the earth as a sump life will be better !