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Elessar Zappa

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18. According to the link below,

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Reply #3)

Tue May 30, 2023, 03:53 PM

May 2023

the litter problem was much worse 50 years ago. I believe it. My dad was in the Forest Service and said there was so much trash at campsites and rivers in the 60s that you wouldn’t believe. Personally, I see a lot less highway litter than I did back in the 90s.

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People my age, 62 or older, should remember the litter along the highways. I don't remember if it [View all] brewens May 2023 OP

Some of us still live in places with dumbass rednecks... hippywife May 2023 #1

I drove the "shuttle" for some whitewater rafters running Hell's Canyon one time. The other brewens May 2023 #8

Worse than the straight litterers, of which there are many... hippywife May 2023 #9

I recall in HS we helped with Lady bird Johnson Higway [much more] beautification projects....... riversedge May 2023 #2

Lady Bird Johnson Grove in Redwood National Park PufPuf23 May 2023 #14

whow. what a beautiful. I have a riversedge May 2023 #28

Litter was not everywhere in the 70's I_UndergroundPanther May 2023 #3

According to the link below, Elessar Zappa May 2023 #18

Same here. Back then, you would see trash fly moonscape May 2023 #23

If the roadsides and rivers and parks were so clean back in the day Mariana May 2023 #27

It was much worse. Mariana May 2023 #25

Thank Lady Bird Johnson nt Wicked Blue May 2023 #4

I remember the polluted waters Retrograde May 2023 #5

greatpost DRiggs May 2023 #6

Littering has descreased by 66% in the last 50 years in the US Johnny2X2X May 2023 #7

I really don't see much emphasis on litter control... hippywife May 2023 #10

They have signs here in NC. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #12

66% reduction is still not good enough IMO Johnny2X2X May 2023 #17

Additionally... hippywife May 2023 #20

Love how Mad Men shows this in the first few episodes obamanut2012 May 2023 #11

Tell me about it! I'm not making this up. Old time beer drivers told me they threw beer cartons brewens May 2023 #13

OMG they did! obamanut2012 May 2023 #16

What I think you're referencing, re Madmen Johnny2X2X May 2023 #19

I grew up in the 60s and 70s. My parents would never have done that or allowed us to do it. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #22

We used to walk along the roads viva la May 2023 #15

Tennessee is still awful Jilly_in_VA May 2023 #21

If you're that old you should remember this TV ad. edbermac May 2023 #24

I used to see a version of this in TX area51 May 2023 #26

It is still bad in Mobile, Alabama misanthrope May 2023 #29