Litter

A basic duty of every citizen is not littering. However, some people, regardless of their social classes, throw garbage everywhere, in parks, beaches, creeks, rivers, lakes and other public places, affecting water quality and the environment.
Littering can block storm drains and cause floods. It is rudeness. Littering ruins the image of any person. It is a shame.
Conscious citizens do their part to keep the city clean and nice.

In past days, garbage consisted basically of organic material such as food leftovers that quickly degraded in the nature. The garbage of modern man consists of piles of packages and other residues.

Decomposition times of commonly discarded materials :  

Source: São Paulo State Secretariat of Environment

Times can vary with environmental conditions.

Benefits of selective collection, recycling and residue minimization
Reasons to recycle
Tips to reduce waste, to reuse and to recycle

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