It's my planet too!

I hate seeing garbage. It really irritates me. I know that there are many reasons why garbage ends up by the side of the road, but I can't imagine why there is so much apathy toward this subject.

When I was a kid, I remember the Native American Indian with a tear in his eye. He was sad about grabage and litter and polution and what it was doing to his beautiful land. Sadly, I don't see that anymore. I also remember a saying on the garbage cans where I grew up. It was painted on the outside of the can. It was from Abraham Lincoln,"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives."

I'd like to see a new public serice campaign. I imagine we get some people who are considered the meanest or toughest guys out there; Pro-Athletes, Actors, whomever. In one version of a commercial, someone throws some garbage out their car window. The "tough guy" picks up the garbage and offers it back to the person in the car while saying, "I think you dropped this."

After the shamed person takes it back, the "tough guy" looks into the camera and says," Hey, it's my planet too!"