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Litter is just a disgusting thing, I wish people had the common sense to dispose of their trash properly. My property includes some woods by the side of the road, and it is an absolute mess. Clam shells, bags of oranges, but especially plastic. I am not just talking about recent stuff, but stuff from 30 years ago that is still piled up on the side of the road. Tons of glass too, including a half full beer bottle that someone threw out their window. There are also two water bottles filled with urine right on the side of the road near my front yard. The scary thing is, I live in the far corner of town, on a road that receives almost no traffic. I can walk for half an hour down it and see two cars. I have no idea where all of this horrible garbage keeps coming from. This spring I plan on finally cleaning up that area. I also have a stream running through my yard, and have noticed some odd stuff floating down it. Every thing from an empty plastic soda bottle that expired in 1998, to a little plastic box with a dead goldfish in it (gave me a laugh, that one lol!). I guess that when this stuff gets into water, it can't be good for the wildlife, and it is not very pleasing to see a green algae covered plastic bottle or plastic bag floating in the middle an otherwise nice looking body of water. Just my rant about the local litterers, I wish they would just stop making a mess out places I could otherwise metal detect and enjoy!