re: Is tossing a banana peel littering?

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Of course, if everyone did it then that wouldn't be good.

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Exactly. I look at it from a water quality perspective. A few banana peels aren't going to do anything, but if a bunch of people throw out a bunch of organic waste, then we suddenly have nutrient-rich runoff entering our water bodies, which is generally not a good thing. Eutrophication and all that jazz.

Slow morning huh?

What about toothpicks? Its the only thing I "litter" and I just throw it into grass. I figure its just a really really tiny stick.

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No really but look at it this way

One banana peel is not a big thing. If there were 50 of them in the same place, it would be considered garbage more than likely.

Thus, it actually is littering in that way

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So if a Banana tree drops 50 bananas underneath it should a police officer issue a ticket to the tree?

I like to take a walk in the park at lunch and eat an apple. I always toss the core near the base of a tree. It might be littering, but it either decomposes quickly or gets eaten so I don't feel bad about it. I'm not going to do that in your yard though.

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So if a Banana tree drops 50 bananas underneath it should a police officer issue a ticket to the tree?

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Would you post your address, I have roughly 50 banana peels I need to discard. I am guessing your lawn is a safespace for decomposing waste.

Yes

Safety hazard.

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Would you post your address, I have roughly 50 banana peels I need to discard. I am guessing your lawn is a safespace for decomposing waste.

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You can put them in my compost and I'll put it on my lawn in a few months.