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I'm unsure how this phenomenon will be portrayed in other countries. Still, from an early age, I always saw this type of scenery with a signboard warning not to throw trash, rubbish, any dump, or officially "No Littering Allowed," using different language to warn the public. But in the end, it always will be full of garbage right below that signboard.
Problem 1:
public have problem, where May Be have no place to throw their garbage.
Problem 2:
psychology trend of behaviour, people are attracted to do and tend to keep doing something they asked Not To Do or Not allow.
Suggested solution:
Instead of placing a huge signboard warning public not to throw their rubbish, why not provide a place nearby if they cannot at the exact location (but need to remove the signboard or change it to please throw your rubbish here, perhaps?)
Please share any improved way can suggest to the government or public to improve and overcome the issues so that this culture is not heritage till the next generation.
In some cases, especially with children, experience shows a negative injunction can have the opposite of that intended. So more effective parental advice is to tell children what they should do, rather than what they should not do. I guess the same principle may apply in your example.
Thank you for your valuable feedback,
I agree. Without realizing our surrounding educational environment, we have tended to focus on what can not or negative terms more than positive ones because the community seems to get used to negative reinforcement in educating their children. Even worse, some used to apply punishment without reward or compliment while educating the new generation. (perhaps some are doing wrong not because their want to do wrong but only wrong example keeps showing out without displaying what Correct Action they should take or learn)
Excellent discussion. I think that the first step to understand and solve this kind of manifestations is assuming that this is not and educational problem nor a cultural problem. The nature, the causality behind these behaviors is so much more complex than that. Imitation got its part, and so education, the very same cultural transference (knowledge, beliefs, representations, among others) show us that is not a "pure" problem. For instance, in my country there are in place multiple agendas, programs and curricula that have at their very center environmental education, but still many of our street are fill with garbage. There are some structural issues, economics issues, and many others related with government inefficiency. One example you already have provide it, the missuses of resources, nearby where I live there is this huge sign warning not to throw garbage and right beneath it there is a mountain. Why? There are so many. If right next to it it would be a your disposal the containers to put this garbage and you don't do it, maybe it is a cultural issue. To change that, the agency, the very form in which we interact with the social structure must be changed, so every decision maker must to create the conditions for this to happens, from schools to the government, involving investors, business and every agent affected by this particular phenomena. Easy? Not is not, but that is a very good way. Agency maybe the key because it transcend the passive transference-oriented and look to form the knowledge within the action itself. Hope this help somehow, greetings.
Thank you for your valuable feedback,
I agree. To overcome current issues, cooperation from different parts of the community and perhaps a special agency to handle the problem.
However, as a good start, perhaps we can start from our small community or even among family members. Make it a good habit to build a loving environment community. Just a suggestion, but any changes should start from the inner self before influencing others. "small baby steps."
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