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Why are picnic places always littered?



So we recently visited Sikali Mandir at Khokana. It was a place I had been wanting to visit for a long long time now and it finally happened. It is situated amidst greenery and the scenery is beautiful. It is so peaceful and a breath of fresh air (not the road leading there, of course); but once you get there nothing else will matter. You are in another world apart among green fields and nature. So why is this beautiful place, perfect for a getaway, perfect for a picnic littered?

No, seriously, why? It is not only at Sikali, Khokana but something I have noticed at popular picnic places around the valley. When a place is popular, people go to visit there, have some tea or whatever, they relax, have a good time and then, when they leave, they also leave their garbage there. Why would you come to a beautiful spot because it has been popular for its scenery or that few people come and then, make it dirty? Can’t you people clean up after yourselves? Are you a child that thinks someone will clean up after you? Or are you far too superior to pick up your own garbage? Or are you a dog that likes to leave a mark for its territory? Even when the dustbin is right there, litter is still around. So what is it? Because I would really like to know.

If you have the time and the effort to go to that place and check it out with your friends and your family or your significant other., then you probably also have time to clean up your trash. Please clean up after yourselves because the people that occupy the place after you are not interested in your trash. I would like to repeat what I said in my previous article It Starts with You ; if you do not see a trash can nearby, please put your trash in your bag until you get home or just put your trash in a bag then throw it in the nearest bin. Keep your picnic spots or popular places clean so that other people can enjoy it as much as you did.

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