- Litter Education
- Causes of littering
- Who Litters?
- Types of Litter
- Littering Behaviour
- Barriers to the disposal of litter
- Cultural and Social Attitudes
- Infrastructure Issues
- Social and Cultural Attitudes
- Infrastructure
- Rubbish Attracts Rubbish
- Excessive packaging
- Enforcement
Other Sites ยป
www.knzb.org.nz
Organisers of Clean up NZ week and local volunteer groups
www.ecoevents.org.nz
Check this site for local Auckland clean up events
www.sirpeterblaketrust.org
Teacher resources on litter
Littering Education > Infrastructure Issues
Infrastructure Issues
The review of studies listed above uncovered that littering can be caused by infrastructure issue. For example:
No bin nearby, no easy way to dispose of litter correctly (19% gave this as a reason in the Williams et al (1997) study); and No ashtray available (10% gave this as a reason in the Williams et al (1997)
study).
Rubbish Attracts More Rubbish
It would appear that people are more likely to litter if the area is already littered.
Excessive Packaging
Some people explain that there is so much packaging it is hard not to litter.
Enforcement
Some people explain that they litter because nothing happens if you do.
Further Research
Further research has been undertaken under several of these themes.
