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EPA Approves Trash Limit For Anacostia River |
Thinking that if it does not see the plastic and debris lined water ways that are the final destination of the trash that does not make it to a proper container, bags will not be there, Prince George's County decides to plays ostrich when it comes to litter. The fee or tax on use of bags in Prince George's County died
in committee.[1] ON January 24th, 2012 I wrote that
"without a willingness to try new things we are doomed to sink into a
landscape filled with litter, trash, pollution and waste." I asked if "this
what we want our community to look like?
I told the readers of my blog that Prince George's County "spent
$2.15 million on for picking up roadside trash in the 2007 and $2.72 million in
the 2008."[2]
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| Plastic bags snagged along the Northwest Branch in Chillum, MD. |
So now
we either are going to just let the trash pile up or all of us are going to
divert tax dollars to pick up after those who find it easier to throw their
plastic out the windows. It cannot be that economically challenged communities
want to live surrounded by non-degradable litter; so it must be that some think
it better to raise taxes on everyone to clean up the mess of a few.
This line
of reasoning should surprise no one in this county as it is the guiding
principle of the privileged elite and so should be of little surprise that many
others would seek to flatter by disposable imitation. And one last thing, you
get bet that the litter and bags will b picked up around Prince George's
affluent neighborhoods at tax payer expense while the trash around the rest of
us floats out of sight; out of mind.
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- Additional perspective from Greater Greater Washington today 2/10/2021: http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/13667/prince-georges-bag-fee-not-dead-but-needs-your-help/
- The fact behind what’s in your trash? [Infographic]
Read more - http://w.po.st/share/entry/redir?publisherKey=Inquisitr.com-607&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inquisitr.com%2F192934%2Fthe-fact-behind-whats-in-your-trash-infographic%2F&title=The%20fact%20behind%20what%E2%80%99s%20in%20your%20trash%3F%20%5BInfographic%5D&sharer=copypaste
[1]
David Hill. P.G. County bag tax proposal stalls. WashingtonTimes. February 8,
2012 [accessed February 9, 20120 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/8/pg-county-bag-tax-proposal-stalls/
[2]
Thompson. What will it take to reduce the cost of cleaning up the litter, trash
and pollution in our County? Prince Georgian. January 24, 2012. accessed
February 9, 2012] http://princegeorgian.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-will-it-take-to-reduce-cost-of.html
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