Preventing Litter Paulding County Recycling Division & Keep Paulding Beautiful

The goal of this series is to educate and make all of Paulding County aware that litter is a problem in this county, but a problem with a solution. All Paulding citizens play an important role in Keep Paulding Beautiful.

WHAT IS LITTER
Like so many social issues, littering is caused by human behavior. Whether it is intentional or accidental litter begins and will end with human behavior. “Given the social, aesthetic, and environmental problems that result from litter, numerous interventions have been developed, implemented and evaluated. Yet despite these efforts, litter continues to be a problem.” (KAB) Litter consist of
items found in socially unacceptable locations, however it is also a “function of specificity and convenience” Recent studies on litter found that the top 10 most frequently littered items were:

Top 10 frequently littered items

• 1) Takeout food packaging
• 2) Snack wrappers
• 3) Miscellaneous papers
• 4) Miscellaneous plastic
• 5) Vehicle debris
• 6) Beverage containers
• 7) Napkins, bags, and tissue
• 8) Miscellaneous metal and glass
• 9) Other beverage related litter
• 10) Construction debris

These studies did not take into account cigarette butts as a form of litter and other studies have shown that cigarette butts are the most frequently littered item when counted and they are the number one item littered by volume (Department of Environment and Conservation, 2004 Sibley
&
Liu, 2003)

Recycle Center Information
65 County Services Lane
Dallas, GA  30132 Ph: (770) 443-0119

Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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