On my drive to work, I will occassionally toss an apple core out the window. I only do this in wooded areas, not near any homes or businesses. Would this be considered littering (from an ecological perspective, not legal)? Are there harmful effects of this action that I have not considered?
2006-09-07 01:55:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Well, here is my position on this: I am a strong environmentalist and a back country hiker, camper, etc. The rule I have learned to live by regarding any "litter" is: *PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT*. While you may think the food scraps you leave behind have no impact, you cannot be sure of that. They may be foreign to the area, have residual pesticides on them or other chemicals, or attract undesirable "critters" rather than desirable ones.
Legally, of course, this is definitely littering -- there are many areas where this is a law on the books. A quick search on the net will bring up many instances of this. But I think the above address the true issue -- the moral and ethical one. Take you core home with you -- and put it on your compost pile. You do, of course, have one -- right!! ;~)
2006-09-07 05:24:37 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is littering. Biodegradability is no excuse for littering. Sh!t is biodegradable, but throwing that on the street would get you a littering ticket I think! Also, I recall a boy scout handbook saying not to throw things like that on the ground while hiking. Especially orange peels, which take many decades to degrade.
2006-09-07 09:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No although it may be deemed littering by local authorities, an apple core is biodegradable and either rots back into the earth as fertilizer or is eaten by another animal.
2006-09-07 09:01:53 · answer #3 · answered by bmxcollections 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It´ll decompose. It cant be too different from an apple falling off a tree out there. Unless the apple is treated with a lot of space age technology, thus polluting nature.
2006-09-07 09:00:56 · answer #4 · answered by D J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not littering. Apple cores are biodegradable. Raccoons and other animals probably eat them within 2 hours or so.
2006-09-07 09:00:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, harmful if a deer goes for the apple gets hit by a car and kills the driver of the car
2006-09-07 08:58:52 · answer #6 · answered by RayRay 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From an ecological point of view, no I don't think it is littering since it will biodegrade relatively quickly.
2006-09-07 09:01:41 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ecologically, it is good for the enironment, better than putting it in a landfill
legally, it may be a problem in some areas
2006-09-07 09:00:31 · answer #8 · answered by hanumistee 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i wouldn't have thought so it's bio degradable..
you never know you might get a few trees growing from it too
2006-09-07 08:59:04 · answer #9 · answered by Johnny Brigz 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
2006-09-07 09:00:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋