How can littering be prevented

Contact us Streets and Sanitation. Tips to Help Prevent Litter. Set an example by not littering. Keep a litterbag in your car. Keep your yard clean and free of things that can blow into the street and become litter.

When you visit a park or beach, remember to take out what you bring in. Keep trash and recyclables in a bag or backpack until you can put them in a litter basket. Talk to your family and friends about recycling to reduce the amount of litter you throw away. So, when items like plastic bottles and bags get into streams, they can harm wildlife and eventually end up in the ocean. This contributes to a major pollution problem around the world.

Report Downtown Cleanliness or Appearance Issues. Stream Cleanup. Residential Curbside Recycling. Public Nuisances. For City streets, Citizen Service Request. Did you know? Do not throw trash out of your window!

Keep a litterbag in your car and dispose of your trash properly once at your destination. Keep your yard clean and free of things that can blow into the street and become litter. Papillion Sanitation is driven to keep the Omaha community clean and encourages residents to keep our community thriving and looking its best. Newspapers, cans and other light-weight waste materials can be easily picked up by the wind and scattered far away from the correct waste and recycling receptacles.

As you visit public places in Omaha or participate in local events make sure that the garbage you are disposing of is securely placed and will not be spread to other places. As a rewarding and often enjoyable experience, the proper disposing of unwanted garbage around the city will help bring community members together to make the area a better place to live and visit. Consider participating in various community events that promote a healthier environment.

Opportunities for keeping a community clean and beautiful are vast, and garbage collection companies such as Papillion Sanitation are here to help carry out environmental initiatives including trash pickup and recycling services. Education is a vital tool to help reduce littering.

Encourage others to refrain from overfilling garbage bins.