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A few words from Cathleen O'Bryan Murphy...
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When I am out walking our dogs, I am saddened by all of the litter that I see. Most people I know don't litter,
but some people obviously do. So, until people stop littering, I believe that it is our duty as citizens of this planet to
pick it up, clean it up and green it up! Besides, nobody likes a litter bug! Littering is not cool, and picking
it up isn't glamorous, but if you don't stop to pick up that next piece of litter
who will? You can start making a difference today! It's easy. If people stop littering, I will
gladly shut this web site down, but until then, I will continue to help make our world a better place...one piece of
litter at a time. Thanks for making our world a litter free planet!
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Don't I look happy? I'm standing in the
canal in front of our house at low tide picking up trash. Yes, that's a payphone in my hand, and in my other hand I'm
holding metal from a screen window frame.
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September 7, 2008
We are
finished with Tropical Storm Fay clean-up and dodged a bullet with Hannah and Ike. Our street flooded with TS Fay, but
were really lucky and didn't sustain any damage. Phew! The one really disturbing part of these storms (aside
from no power, downed trees, school closings and flooding) is all of the garbage that washes ashore. Streets and
yards were littered with styrofoam cups, containers, plastic bottles, beer cans and bottles, paper and a variety of trash.
That's really disgusting. C'mon, people! Picking up soggy trash is really gross. Keep doing your
part and don't walk past that next piece of litter - put it in its place. Let's try to leave this planet a little
nicer than we found it. Thanks!
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| In front of the fence is our street. Past the fence is our neighbor's yard and the river. |
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September 20, 2008 Today I am fired up (no pun intended) about the litter and environmental
damage created by cigarette butts. I even added a new page to this site and dedicated the entire page to cigarette butts.
Did you know that cigarette butts do NOT biodegrade? That's right, people. They just
hang out and contaminate the planet. They're not made out of cotton either. They're made out of cellulose
acetate and are filled with carcinogens, poisons and potent chemicals. Read the article I posted from the Chicago
Tribune on the Applause! page for all the gory details. Then I got even more fired up when I walked up and down
our street, and picked up 21 cigarette butts on our lawn. That's amazing, especially because we don't smoke.
So, thanks to the low lifes driving down our street that feel the need to toss their butts on our property. Some of
the butts might have washed onto our lawn from the river (tropical storms, lots of rain), so another
nod goes out to the idiots that toss their butts into the river. I don't care if you smoke, but please be responsible
and dispose of your butts properly. No one wants to see your butt!
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