to not understand why people leave litter?

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Pretty much every toddler is taught to put rubbish in the bin and that it is bad to drop it. They usually love doing it and are the first to tell off adults who don’t.

So where does it all go wrong? At what point in life do people forget or decide to ignore this and become the sort of disgusting pigs who leave their litter in parks, on road verges and on beaches?

If you have left your litter behind in the park, why? What goes through your head? If a bin is full, why do you dump your shit in the floor instead of taking it home?

(The only exception is festivals which have paid litter picking included in the ticket price).

YANBU, it gives me the rage too, OP. I agree with others who suggest that it's time for a tougher approach, such as on the spot fines, etc, although it would be difficult to enforce.

Thanks to all the people who volunteer to pick up litter - that's such a great thing to do. We're lucky to have some community spirited people who make real efforts to keep the environment litter free. Thanks also to people who are brave enough to challenge litterbugs when they see them - it's a risky thing to do as you could be met with aggression, but if we all challenged everyone who drops litter, maybe people would be shamed into submission? IDK.