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Writing a letter about litter counts for something

6/23/2019

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The Toronto Star published my letter about the NBA Champions' Victory Parade aftermath, but only the first two paragraphs, not all four. It really helps to write a letter when you have a strong opinion to express. Whether it appears in print or not, there is a certain satisfaction to be found in the mere act of sending an email when you believe something needs to change. Never feel that writing letters to the media is a waste of time.  For me, it's the staying silent that's useless.

To The Editor:

When I saw all the litter and garbage that people left behind at the Toronto Raptors parade and rally, I did not feel that Torontonians behaved like ‘champions’.
At the very least there could have been reminders from the stage and along the route telling fans to take their waste home if they were unable to find a proper bin for disposal. Especially now, with attention being paid to the cost and environmental harm incurred from the careless disposal of single-use plastics, that's an important message to repeat.
On Rally Day lax attitudes toward the crime of littering could not have been more evident. You had the police everywhere and all the top-level public officials there, yet no one said a word about waste.  Think of the example all that littering sets for kids.
So many things could be done to dissuade this collective bad habit.  I fail to understand the vacuum of silence from leadership whether in politics, policing, sports or media on the anti-social behaviour of littering. Can we not see more thoughtful actions and conversations on littering generally? That would be truly ‘Raptorious’!
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Lawrence A Kosowan
6/23/2019 06:31:26 pm

Before dropping garage persons must picture some great grandchildren wading through 100 years of litter from billions of humans.

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Lawrence A Kosowan
6/23/2019 06:38:39 pm

Before dropping garbage all persons must picture some great grandchildren wading through 100 years of litter from billions of humans.

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