Since no one is to do it,we could add a monetary incentive for people to collect garbage and trash off the environment

I like this idea and am very curious how you would implement such an idea. I know it is very expensive to recycle which is counter to how it should be, so giving people an incentive through recycling or collecting trash is a good idea. You could even allow a reward for those that are unhoused to collect trash and bring it to a location so they can recieve some sort of monetary reward.

That inspired me to want to tell my city council about this because not only will this help the cities look great it would get the people going because who doesn't like money, most people do so this is a great idea.

I really like the idea of cleaning up our world. Whenever I see a piece of trash I pick it up and put it away in the trash or wherever it belongs. If we all do this, this will lead to a nicer and just better world.

I agree that it is very important to clean up after the Earth, as it is the home to all of us and we ultimately depend on it. When I drive from my house to school in the mornings, I see trash dumped on the side of the roads which I find very sad because of the many negative impacts it has on the environment. According to the reading "Planet or Plastic?" by National Geographic, "Plastic waste kills up to a million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals each year." This is a prime example of how littering harms the wildlife and the environment as a whole, and should be taken into account before choosing to carelessly discard your trash. Furthermore, the article, "How Does Littering Affect the Environment?' by Green Paper Products, states that "When litter breaks down, it releases harmful chemicals and microplastics. For example, polystyrene breaks into tiny pieces that pollute soil and waterways, disrupting natural habitats and food chains." This is just another aspect that should be thought about before preforming these acts, as although it may not seem like a big deal, or won't have a large affect, it truly damages ecosystems that depend on a healthy environment to survive.

I agree that we, as residents of this Earth, must clean up our environment, as no one benefits from littering and pollution. However, people are often unbothered to clean their messes up or place their trash in the proper bins, thus leaving those who wish to leave the world a better place in a difficult position, where we must work more. The disruption of our environment due to pollution, has caused many tragedies to happen both to mankind and animals.

I agree with this. Plastic pollution is becoming a bigger problem than ever before; microplastics are appearing in food, marine life is suffering, and plastic waste is pervasive. As seen in National Geographic's article on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, "For many people, the idea of a 'garbage patch' conjures up images of an island of trash floating on the ocean. In reality, these patches are almost entirely made up of tiny bits of plastic, called microplastics... The microplastics of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch can simply make the water look like a cloudy soup. This soup is intermixed with larger items, such as fishing gear and shoes." This example re-defines how we think about our waste. Plastics are often present even when not visible to the naked eye. This presents a new problem, an invisible enemy in which our oceans and waterways are polluted with. We need to find solutions to either getting rid of microplastics or stop them from being created in the first place.