Last week I attended The Nob Hill Association's annual meeting. That evening, two couples received special awards. For over a year, they have tirelessly roamed the streets and our neighborhood park to pick up trash and litter. Although you may not know them, their names bear mentioning as they are true heroes in my mind: Jeanette and Tom Hsieh and Susan Crossley and Tim Collins. Let their good deeds be an inspiration to us all.

  


It's bad enough to litter our streets and parks, but littering our beaches and ocean has far more serious consequences: killing marine animals and turtles. See: Queensland Coastal Management.

Littering is simply not good etiquette. Please think twice the next time you toss a piece of paper, wrapping, or a plastic bag somewhere it doesn't belong. Place all trash in its proper receptacle, even if you have to carry it back home and stink up your car. It is not, nor should ever be, anyone else's responsibility to pick up after you. Period.

Here are a few reminders of where not to litter:

  • On the street or road
  • In the lunch room or cafeteria
  • At a coffee house or restaurant
  • At a public park or other public facility
  • In a taxi
  • At a beach or campground
  • In a store
  • On the bus or subway
  • At the movies or theatre

Unfortunately, we live in difficult times where if you see someone littering, your first inclination is not to mention it. Yet, there are times and places you could say something, such as: "Maam, I think you dropped this candy wrapper? If you need, there's a trash bin just over there."

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My best personal wishes to you, your family, and associates this holiday season.

Happy Holidays!



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