CAMPAIGNES for reducing litter: Dog Poo, Chewing Gum, Abandoned Vehicles, Fast Food, Drugs and Cigarette Litter.

Dog Poo Campaign on Prezi

Dog Poo

Introduction

Pet waste in large cities has increased, becoming an environmental problem. Dog poop not picked up often will find its way to a storm drain and eventually pollute waterways.

Why is it a problem? How does it affect our society?

No one likes trotting dog poo on the streets, but beyond of esthetical and habits, the feces of our pets contain lots of bacteria and sickness that remain in the air and in the soil. In these images we can see the whole process in which not picking up the dog poo can be dangerous to your health.

Inside dog poo…

The eggs from roundworms, Toxocara Canis, are deposited with the feces and embryonate (becoming infectious) 2-3 weeks later. They can be viable for up to 10 years in the soil and are resistant to disinfectants and to cold. Each toxocara canis female can lay 700 eggs per day and are only visible under a powerful microscope. If ingested by humans and untreated can cause infections to your organs most commonly the brain (nervous system), liver, lungs and your eyes causing tumours and detached retinas and can lead to blindness.

Who is responsible for that?
Dogs are unable to pick up their own feces, so… YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE!

Solutions

Living in the city means you have to pick up after your dog, but most bags designed for the job are just creating more plastic for the landfill.

There are some biodegradable bags that are the green alternative. They look like plastic and are strong and thick enough to do the job with no mess.
Many people have even considered ways of converting dog waste into a methane fuel source. Or you can compost your dog’s waste in your backyard with a biodegradable poop bag available in most pet stores.

What can we do to dispose it?

There are few things that owners of dogs can do to dispose this everyday problem:

BRING IT!

Always bring a plastic bag, or two, when you walk your dog! You can carry bags in your pocket or use a doggy bag holder.

BAG IT!

Use the bag as a glove to scoop the waste, then turn the bag inside out and seal it. You can keep a small bottle of hand sanitizer with you or wash your hands with soap and water when you are done bagging.

DISPOSE OF IT!

Place the bag in a bin. Never dispose of pet waste in a storm drain as it will then flow directly, untreated, to your local waterway.
Some interesting facts

·         “A single gram of dog waste can contain 23 million fecal coliform bacteria”

·         “Each year, over 2 million tons of cat litter ends up in municipal solid waste landfills”

·         “If concern for others isn't enough to get you to pick up after your dog, think of the potential impact it could have on your wallet. Around the world, many cities and towns are now imposing stiff fines for "pooper scooper" law violations. Fines range anywhere from $50 per offense to as high as $750 in London.”

CAMPAIGN:

Organize an event.
Next week, between the 2^nd and the 9^th of June, we will organize an event in the forum of Barcelona where every visitant will receive a lot of information and a gift for his pet. We are also going to do a show were we will dress up like dogs, and try to think like them, and different talks about the subject.
The ticket is 5 euros, and all the money that we collect will go to this campaign to create advertising in the streets, in television… to make people aware of this problem. Remember, you can bring your pet!

Look for supporters and sponsors.
Everyone is invited to participate in this campaign. The most important thing is that you change your own habits if you have a pet, and make the other people aware. Also if you want, you can donate 5, 10, 20, or more euros for the campaign.

Make people aware
Please help educate your friends and family on the importance of cleaning up pet waste.

Create impressive posters and advertising.

After collecting money, we’ll create posters and advertising in the streets, in television… to change the habits of the pets’ owners and make the people aware.

Remember! YOU can make a difference!

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBLmATuNGNQ)
                                             Agustin, Andrea, Ben, Patricia.

Campaign for reducing Chewing Gum litter:

Prevention:

· Fines for dropping chewing gum. Leicester City Council has introduced £50 on-the-spot fines for dropping litter, including chewing gum. This is enforced by a team of street wardens who patrol the city center. They hope to encourage other councils to use similar powers through its amendments to legislation.

· Restricting the sale of chewing gum. Singapore introduced a complete ban on chewing gum in 1992. However, this was relaxed in 2002 when sugar free chewing gum was made available on prescription as part of a trade deal with the United States. This year, all restrictions on the sale of sugar-free gum were lifted. However, manufacturers argue that this is unlikely to have much effect because few people buy, chew and dispose of their gum all in the same area.

Gum litter is removed with a type of pallet and if there is money, with pressurized water.

When carelessly discarded chewing gum becomes trodden into our streets and pavements it is extremely difficult and costly to remove. It makes paved areas look grimy, dirty and generally degrades an area. Chewing gum is highly resistant to aggressive chemicals and does not go out easily.

To help reduce the growing strain on the world's environment, we would like to encourage people to recycle their used chewing gum.

When used gum is thrown on the floor the repercussions are immense. It costs a great deal of money to remove. The best way to ensure your used gum is recycled is to drop it into a GUMDROP (a bin made with recycled gum) like the one in the picture bellow. See the link

http://www.gumdropbin.com/

Joel, David and Carles

ABANDONED VEHICLES CAMPAIGN

Why do people abandon vehicles?

In Spain, only in garages, there are 75,000 vehicles abandoned a year. This rises much more if we add the cars that are left in a condition of neglect in public, especially on the streets or squares of towns and cities. Abandoning a car is certainly a practice that occurs because of ignorance of the rules by drivers. The figures prove it: according to a survey by RO-DES (Network Operating Spanish Scrap) in Valencia, 40% of respondents believe that terminate a vehicle in traffic costs money, 31% do not know and only 21% understood that this is a free process.

There are lots of reasons why vehicles are abandoned, there’re 2 examples:

- The value of used cars is decreasing.

- The high cost to repair and maintain the vehicle when it’s old.

Why abandoned vehicles are a problem?

Because abandoned vehicles are expensive to remove, have a negative impact on the environment, look unsightly and can lower the quality of life in neighbourhoods. This can result or lead to crime, can quickly become dangerous when vandalized or filled with hazardous waste (they are often used as containers). There is a risk of explosion or injury; they can leak dangerous fluids, which can catch fire or run into the water stream and they are often burnt which can endanger lives, property and the environment.

What can I do about an abandoned vehicle?

As a resident you can help by reporting vehicles which you believe to be abandoned to your Council. Some councils have websites which contain advice on reporting abandoned vehicles; some even provide an online reporting system.

Abandoning vehicles is illegal and dangerous and it can ruin the appearance of your neighbourhood. Don’t put up with it – report it. Once reported the vehicle can be removed and with your help the crime can be investigated.

If you find abandoned and nuisance vehicles unacceptable and think it is a blight on your local area why not become a "Keep Barcelona Tidy" supporter and we will keep you updated on everything we are doing to tackle the problem and other environmental issues damaging our local communities.

Abandonment of cars in Spain

In 2011 more than 1200 cars were abandoned in Spanish workshops because their owners couldn’t pay the bills. These Workshops are forced to take these cars to be scrapped and assume exorbitant costs.

What solution is raised? Further information from the workshops prior to repair.

What community logged more dropouts? Andalucía.

What community records fewer dropouts? Murcia.

Here is a link http://www.lugares-abandonados.com/rep076 to see an article of abandonated cars that were found in Cataluña.

Benefit concert

Dear everyone,

This weekend we are going to do a benefit concert with lots of famous musicians. This concert is to reduce the quantity of abandoned vehicles and with the money recollected we will pay the crane to remove the abandoned vehicles.

Information:

- The concert is in the Palau Sant Jordi

- You must pay 5 euros for the ticket

- The concert starts at 20:00 o’clock

- You have to wear a green t-shirt.

Thanks for your attention, we hope you come to the concert.

See you soon,

Anna, Júlia, Maria

Campaign for Fast Food litter

1. - Problems:

Fast food makes up a quarter of all litter found on our streets. We want fast food chains to play a more active role in delivering an anti-litter message at the point of sale.

The amount of rubbish dropped in Spain has risen by 500 per cent since the 1960s, with fast food waste the most common problem a after smoking-related litter.

The findings of Keep Spain Tidy are another blow to McDonald’s, which has been criticised in the past for fuelling childhood obesity and damaging the environment.

2. - Solutions:

Phil Barton, its chief executive, called on them to reduce unnecessary packaging, make eating inside their restaurants a more attractive option, encourage customers to use a bin, offer money off to people who returned packaging and provide more bins.

McDonald’s has signed up to the Government’s voluntary code on reducing litter, which includes reducing packaging and encourages customers to dispose of litter correctly.

A spokesman said its outlets sent out teams to pick up litter within 100 yards at least.

3.-Event:

Dear Unicef,

We are an association that fights against the waste that produces the fast food. The problem is that the fast food makes up a quarter of litter found on our streets. We want fast food chains to play more active role in delivering an anti-litter message at the point of sale.

We are organizing an event to awareness the people about the problem. The event consists about a collection of natural foods without packaging. Apart from increasing awareness of the amount of waste produced, we collaborate with a partnership that will send food to these needy people.

The event will be in Plaza Catalunya at 11 am. You are all invited; we expect your support and collaboration. Also it will be a half marathon at 12 am. At the end of the race will give away T-shirts and fruit without packaging.

Thank you very much.

4.-Graphic of the most littered fast food brands

1/ McDonald's – 29%

2/ Unbranded fish and chips/kebab – 21%

3/ Greggs -18%

4/ KFC – 8%

5/ Subway – 5%

and other branded coffee 5%

5.-Survey:

. Do you usually buy fast food?

Yes: No:

.Do you recycle?

Yes: No:

. What do you recycle?

Plastic / Paper / Glass / Organic

.How often do you eat fast food in a month?

By Bàrbara, Paula, Alexia and Naiara

Drugs litter Campaign

DIALOGUE

J: Hello. I'm Jordi and we are in Barcelona and we met a drug user. Hello.

E: Helloooo...

J: We are in "Callejeros" and...

E: Ohhh Hello Spain I'm Eloy. Before anything else, I want to say hello to my friends from Cornellà. Hello Chukee, MaCAc0h and Elh CaBheshoôn.
J: Ok. What are you doing here?

E: I'm consuming cocaine with this needle

J: And what will you do with the needle

E: I will throw it on the floor...

J: But this is bad, a child can take it!

E: No, I will throw it on the floor because someone can reuse it. I'm recycling!!

J: Ok..... And, what drugs do you consume?

E: I consume all types of things: cocaine, crack, marihuana, heroine, bffffff!!!

J: And, why do you consume drugs?

E: ... Because my father died in 1970

J: But that was 42 years ago. And you are only 25.

E: ???

J: Well....This is all for today, Goodbye. And tomorrow in Callejeros we will go to Cornella.

Drugs-related litter refers to a range of materials such as needles, syringes, foils, swabs, spoons, plastic bottles and cans.

Fortunately, widespread incidences of drugs-related litter are rare, but problems often occur in hotspots where used and discarded needles and syringes, in particular, cause fear and alarm.

Local authorities and other land managers have implemented a variety of measures to deal with drugs-related litter. We believe these measures have been successful in minimising the public’s exposure to drugs-related litter and would like to see them put into practice wherever it is a problema.

Provision of public information. Information empowers people and communities so they know what to do if they find drugs-related litter or receive a needle stick injury.

Suitable disposal solutions for needles. If drug users are going to dispose of their litter correctly, suitable disposal solutions need to be provided. This can be in the form of sharps bins, personal sharps containers and needle exchange schemes.

Training for operatives. The public are not the only ones at risk from drugs-related litter. Certain local authority employees are too and must receive training in all aspects of dealing with drugs-related litter.

Partnership working. Drugs-related litter is indicative of a wider problem and local authorities need to form partnerships with other organisations and agencies working in this area to tackle it.

Monitoring and evaluation. Local data should be collected to identify hot spots for drugs-related litter so resources can be targeted more efficiently.

Enforcement. Fixed penalty notices and litter control notices may not be effective in dealing with drugs-related litter and local authorities should look at implementing other measures first.

Drug consumption rooms. Evidence of the effect of drug consumptions rooms on drugs-related litter is inconclusive. A pilot study could help to resolve this issue but drug consumption rooms should only be implemented with the agreement of communities.

Eloy, Joel i Jordi

Cigarette Litter Campaign

What is a cigarette?

Cigarette is one of the most popular formats in the consumption of tobacco. A cigarette is a chopped dried plant coated by a thin sheet into a cylinder usually accompanied by a filter.

How many deaths caused tobacco in these years?

Total deaths in Spain in recent years have been about 652.953 people since 2000.

How much money have tobacco consumers spent in these years?

Consumers have spent about 109.304.404.977 € since 2000.

Solutions

People will have to smoke less or buy pocket ash trays to leave no butts on the ground.

It is estimated that several trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide every year. That's billions of cigarettes flicked, one at a time, on our sidewalks, beaches, nature trails, gardens, and other public places every single day. In fact, cigarettes are the most littered. Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate tow, NOT COTTON, and they can take decades to degrade. Not only does cigarette litter ruin even the most picturesque setting, but the toxic residue in cigarette filters is damaging to the environment, and littered butts cause numerous fires every year, some of them fatal.