Akron Woman Picks Up Trash

  Every night, I take my three dogs downtown.  There's so much to see, and the City of Dayton is so pretty.  But lately, I noticed litter along the alleys and sidewalks.  My 5-month old puppy picks up everything, and yesterday, he was chewing a piece of bubble gum! So today, I dusted off my trash cart and headed to town to pick up trash where I walk.  I get excited when I find dangerous things in the street.  This is a pipe, about 18" long, right in the middle of the road.  No danger to my dogs, unless a car got a flat tire and ran off the road. I picked up lots and lots of cigarette butts.  Most people who smoke don't know they are trash, but they are.  One cigarette butt takes 1 1/2 years to 10 years to biodegrade. And last night, when we walked past the pavilion, I saw a guy working on his bicycle.  Today, I saw all these screws and parts still laying there.  Look how close the trash can is.  Why couldn't he throw his trash ...