What an excellent idea! Perhaps this would raise awareness of what types and brands are being dumped. Wouldn't it be great if a few companies were shamed into changing their packaging? April 13, 2020 at 2:41 PM Fred Schueler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > On 4/13/2020 12:02 PM, John Jacobs wrote: > > > Earth Day this year is Wednesday April 22^nd . Usually, there are all kinds of events surrounding this day, but COVID-19 has put a damper on that. However, here’s something you all can do on that day: When you go for a walk around your neighborhood, take a trash bag with you, wear gloves, and help to clean up the trash left behind by inconsiderate creatures. We don’t always take a bag with us when we walk in the morning, but we’re trying to do that more often. > > * and, based on the brands and products recovered, publish a > psychological profile of the litterbugs in your local newspaper! > > fred. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad > Fragile Inheritance Natural History > 'Wildlife on Roads' - > http://doingnaturalhistory.blogspot.ca/2018/03/upcoming-book-wildlife-on-roads-handbook.html > 'Daily' Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/ > 4 St-Lawrence Street Bishops Mills, RR#2 Oxford Station, Ontario K0G 1T0 > on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44.87156° N 75.70095° W > (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/ > ------------------------------------------------------------ > "Feasting on Conolophus to the conclusion of consanguinity" > - > http://www.lulu.com/shop/frederick-w-schueler/feasting-on-conolophus-to-the-conclusion-of-consanguinity-a-collection-of-darwinian-verses/paperback/product-23517445.html > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs > To leave this list, click on the following web link: > http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 > Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and > click leave the list. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------