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  2. Plastic pollution - Wikipedia

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    Average levels of daily exposure are below the levels deemed to be unsafe, but more research needs to be done on the effects of low dose exposure on humans. A lot is unknown on how severely humans are physically affected by these chemicals. Some of the chemicals used in plastic production can cause dermatitis upon contact with human skin. In ...

  3. Litter - Wikipedia

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    Litter is a type of human impact on the environment and is a serious environmental problem in many countries. Litter can exist in the environment for long periods of time before decomposition and be transported over large distances into the world's oceans. Litter can negatively affect quality of life.

  4. Litter in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For small littering, a monetary penalty and/or a specified number of hours picking up litter or community service is the typical punishment. Going to jail for a littering/dumping conviction is rare. [4] [5] For example, in California the punishment for first-time littering starts at a minimum $250 fine and eight hours of picking up roadside ...

  5. Gateway to Scotland is a roadside 'dumping ground' - AOL

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    While the problem of fly-tipping and littering through Berwickshire is increasing, Jacquie Bell from Dunbar Against Litter believes the problem escalates further when you get closer to the capital.

  6. Keep America Beautiful - Wikipedia

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    Keep America Beautiful's narrow focus on litter, and its characterization of litter as a consumer created problem, is seen as an attempt to divert an extended producer responsibility from the industries that manufacture and sell disposable products to consumers who improperly dispose of the non-returnable wrappers, filters, and beverage containers.

  7. NC lawmakers again consider tougher penalties for littering ...

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    Intentionally littering 10 pounds or less for the first time would bring a fine of $500 to $1,000, plus an optional eight to 24 hours of community service. Each subsequent violation would bring a ...

  8. Tacoma ups penalties for littering. Some worry the law could ...

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    Tacoma has new litter rules aimed at “right-sizing” penalties. While most everyone can agree that littering is bad, some remain skeptical of the code changes that took effect Monday.

  9. Tragedy of the commons - Wikipedia

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    These punishments effectively resolve tragedy of the commons scenarios by addressing both first-order free rider problems (i.e. defectors free riding on cooperators) and second-order free rider problems (i.e. cooperators free riding on work of punishers). [141] Such results can only be witnessed when the punishment levels are high enough.