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fuzzy_dunlop_221 t1_j5ficei wrote

Reply to comment by TheRacoonist in I'm leaving New Jersey for one reason: The Litter by [deleted]

People did this around where I live and gave up after 2 weeks because the trash came right back. Maybe we just need to pass harsher fines for littering

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robthetrashguy t1_j5fjpqg wrote

I moved to NJ in 2008. My wife and I got involved with Hackensack Riverkeeper and their clean up program. We have met people who we get together with to clean up along the waterways in North and Central Jersey. I have posted a few on here and the subredidit r/detrashed. It is repetitive. We go back to the same places and clean. It’s a huge issue but not limited to NJ. Collect the trash, take pics, keep hounding your local government and demand they take action. Vote for those that will and do!

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fuzzy_dunlop_221 t1_j5flctt wrote

Yeah I also help pick up trash in the area. Not sure why people downvote these comments. Some people in this sub are seriously delusional and in denial.

Everywhere does have littering problems, yes. NJ being densely populated and being part of the commute in the tri state also makes it more congested and prone to littering. It's no secret we have littering problems and like you said it's a repetitive thing. It's never going to stop, you have to do it every week and it really can't be limited to like court ordered community service.

Looking at the detrashed pics of before and after is such dopamine release for me lol

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robthetrashguy t1_j5fmag6 wrote

It is really about putting the pressure on politicians to act. That will be done by showing up to town wide clean ups and engaging with them. Ask how will they reduce the problem. Don’t accept the excuses why they don’t or can’t. There is money out there in the form of clean communities grants to offset the expenses, they have property maintenance, littering and dumping ordinances that need to be rewritten so they can be enforced. If pols see people will vote with this in mind then they will be compelled to act.

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trekologer t1_j5g9sa5 wrote

The penalty for littering should be a fine AND community service picking up litter.

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Ilovemytowm t1_j5fn081 wrote

No one should have to pick up the litter that some scumbags throw on a highway First of all it's not safe second of all the most littered area are the ramps coming off of highway or on a highway. To tell someone why don't you just pull over and get out of your car and pick up that filth is ridiculous. Phil Murphy that moron along with all the other morons who were governors should be addressing this because it's getting worse and worse.

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fuzzy_dunlop_221 t1_j5fr336 wrote

Yeah no one should have to but people do because they care about their area looking clean and shit. This is why I want harsher fines.

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weaselpoopcoffee1 t1_j5gbzn1 wrote

Have you ever met someone who received a summons for littering? I haven't. Harsh fines won't do it. Just start nailing people for it. Word will get around.

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Ilovemytowm t1_j5fxsht wrote

I completely agree with the harsher finds but it'll never happen cuz people will be crying it's mean. My relatives were dirt poor when they came over here from Europe they had nothing lived in some walk up horrible apartment. You could eat dinner off the streets that's how spotless those neighborhoods were as people took pride in keeping it clean.

Loving the down votes because I think people who later are scumbags and because I think Murphy along with every other single governor in the state is a moron. Lmao.

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