The Greenest City Contest!? C'mon! give me a break! Shouldn't we be profiling the dirtiest cities in America

Question

We should be profiling the dirtiest cities in America if we want to get a result from the public! I just moved to Kansas from Oregon, where I was raised. I cannot believe how dirty this city is and the people here just throw things out of their windows! Bottles, cans, fast food. The lake up the street from my house is littered with stuff that fishermen and picnickers have just thrown away, even though there are garbage cans everywhere provided by the Park Service. No recycling or bottle / can returns. The midwest is the dirtiest, most disgusting places I have ever lived and the people here act like they do not care! The amazing thing is, there are cities all over the United States, just like this one! Shouldn't the press and the media start reporting these places like they did in the 70's? Shame them into cleaning up their acts! Shake up the local, state and federal representatives and leaders and let them know that we the average citizen want clean cities! What do you think?

Answer 1

Shaming people into something doesn't work look at Washington d.c. and I'm not talking about the Dem's or rep's.
that has been hailed as the murder capital and nothing changes.
so why not a positive spin it might work

Answer 2

You make a good point. The media should do some stories about why those cities are so dirty. Why do people in some areas think it is okay to throw cigarette butts, candy wrappers, iced tea containers, etc onto the sidewalk? Why are they belligerent if someone says something about it? A bit of shame might do some good.

Answer 3

they should profile these cities while rewarding the cleaner cities but do you really think it will help the people who do these things just don't care about the environment or the look of their city

Answer 4

New Jersey isn't called the toxic waste state for nothing,

Answer 5

I think that study has already been done.