Animals are littering?!

On another run along the beach path, I noticed a giant trash/plastic mess was being formed around an open trash can. The culprits were dozens of seagulls picking through the discarded rubbish. This little dilemma is an example of how many factors there are that all attribute to the plastic conundrum we face. We can look at this problem as an example of how we must think of the entire cycle of trash and how it travels through our society. Perhaps there is a way we can take a step out of the transfer trash cycle... this will decrease the amount of times it leaves a container, thus reducing spillage.

Here is one GREAT idea that has already been implemented in several cities. These self sufficient rubbish receptacles compact trash to reduce the amount of times it needs to be serviced. It has decreased trash pick ups dramatically, in turn saving the city millions.