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Why is there so much trash everywhere in BR and NOLA (and Louisiana in general)?

Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:10 pm
Posted by shellbeachspeckzzz
nunya
Member since Jan 2024
250 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:10 pm
i see garbage everywhere and it pisses me off how lazy people are. and it also gets in my front yard and yes i do my part by picking it up too (not just in my yard but elsewhere)

I always wonder why do we have so much trash but other cities in the US do not?
This post was edited on 3/26/24 at 2:11 pm
Posted by back9Tiger
Mandeville, LA.
Member since Nov 2005
14131 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:11 pm to
Lazy politicians. Houston has become just as bad.
Posted by Undertow
Member since Sep 2016
7312 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:12 pm to
It pisses me off every time I get home from work there’s a water bottle or a soda can discarded in my front yard.
Posted by thegambler
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2012
1413 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:13 pm to
Culture. For some reason people think the government will take care of it. Often times, there's trash dumped right by the trash can.

Posted by shellbeachspeckzzz
nunya
Member since Jan 2024
250 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:13 pm to
i was in houston 2 years ago and i gotta say, it was no where near as bad as BR
Posted by carhartt
Member since Feb 2013
7678 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:13 pm to
Because people are trash
Posted by shellbeachspeckzzz
nunya
Member since Jan 2024
250 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:13 pm to
culture?
Posted by back9Tiger
Mandeville, LA.
Member since Nov 2005
14131 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:14 pm to
Drive in Houston proper anywhere southside of downtown, you'll say otherwise.
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
13815 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:17 pm to
A lot of it comes from commercial roll-offs.
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43080 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:20 pm to
You know why
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38667 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:21 pm to
someone straight up dumped a huge pile of old tires on the airline service road between Alco and cedarcrest. They’ve been there a week now

unbelievable what a shithole BR has become
Posted by mikeytig
NE of Tiger Stadium
Member since Nov 2007
7061 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:22 pm to
cultcha
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
Member since Oct 2007
22666 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:31 pm to
quote:

someone straight up dumped a huge pile of old tires on the airline service road between Alco and cedarcrest. They’ve been there a week now


you bet your arse that if I dumped a bunch of tires, there'd be cops at my door in 30 minutes.
Posted by SantaFe
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
6529 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:32 pm to
I believe that used tires are being brought to dump in Baton Rouge from other states, Midnight Dumpers.
Posted by Bullfrog
Institutionalized but Unevaluated
Member since Jul 2010
56188 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:33 pm to
Kids learn it from Mardi Gras and St. Patricks day parades.

In a moving vehicle = Okay to throw out.
Posted by shellbeachspeckzzz
nunya
Member since Jan 2024
250 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:35 pm to
Umm...No not really?

I have been doing both of those since i was a baby and i frown upon it. or seeing the parents do it makes them do it.

But you have a point
This post was edited on 3/26/24 at 2:37 pm
Posted by Epaminondas
The Boot
Member since Jul 2020
4116 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

Why is there so much trash everywhere in BR and NOLA (and Louisiana in general)?
It's racist of you to ask.
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
68466 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

I always wonder why do we have so much trash but other cities in the US do not?


This is not true at all. Have you never been to LA or NY?


Also, some cities do this thing where they fine you for trash or not having your trash in bags.

In Baton Rouge and Nola, that would be racist.


quote:

'Colorado Can Do Better': Trashy Highways Getting Worse



quote:

The beauty of Colorado is one of the major reasons why Mike McGuirk and his family call the state home, but lately there's one view he can't seem to stand.



quote:

"Food wrappers, plastic bags, you'll see different foams, like polystyrene foams," McGuirk said.

McGuirk says the amount trash along the sides of interstates and highways is unavoidable and appearing to get worse. He sees it every day commuting along U.S. 6, as well as other parts of the metro area.



So no matter how much people want to bitch about trash down here, it is everywhere.


quote:

CDOT is the agency that handles debris and trash cleanup along interstates, as well as state and U.S. highways. According to Presley Fowler, a CDOT spokesperson, teams within the maintenance department are seeing an increase in littering.

"If you look at the numbers, you do see an increase in debris calls, costs, and pickups we're having to do from year to year," Fowler said.

This post was edited on 3/26/24 at 2:41 pm
Posted by EmmettFitzHume
Member since Dec 2023
6 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

A lot of it comes from commercial roll-offs.


I can't remember the last time I've seen someone throw trash out the car window, but I consistently see trash blow out the top of moving garbage trucks.
Posted by shellbeachspeckzzz
nunya
Member since Jan 2024
250 posts
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:37 pm to
its literally not. i am asking a genuine question
This post was edited on 3/26/24 at 2:38 pm
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