| , sports arenas, and other places that attract a large | | | | are likely to use the ground as their personal waste |
| population most likely use trash cans or some type | | | | management are people between the ages of 19-24 |
| of trash receptacle. These outdoor trashcans not | | | | and travel or visit facilities in small groups. With a |
| only provide waste management to the facility at | | | | customized waste basket, students, fans, or just |
| hand but are a necessity to those using it. Most | | | | visitors to stadiums all over the nation will be able to |
| importantly, trash cans are often at their maximum | | | | easily see a trashcan and throw away their trash |
| capacity and the facility tends to be plummeted with | | | | with ease. City or national parks will notice a |
| trash all over the ground. Reason being, trashcans are | | | | significant difference in the cleanliness of their park |
| not spread thoroughly throughout the park or facility. | | | | and facilities and other densely populated places will |
| Guests then find no reason to really care if their | | | | have offered a controlled opportunity to waste |
| trash doesn’t make into the trashcan itself | | | | management. |
| and then find it more convenient to leave their trash | | | | The secondly most popular form of trash is paper. |
| on the ground. | | | | Look in your trash can and you will notice a variety in |
| Trashcans are most used when they are in an area | | | | the types of paper we use. For instance, schools and |
| that is easily accessible. Also, they are easier to find | | | | universities throw away the most types of paper |
| if they are a color that contrasts the ground or their | | | | including but not limited to: cardboard, notebook |
| surroundings and they are more likely used when | | | | paper, printed paper, sticky (yellow) paper, etc. |
| they are not filled. In fact, according to the program | | | | Medical offices tend to shred most if not all paper |
| “No More Trash Facts” (originating in | | | | that will be thrown away and city offices will do the |
| Missouri and being adopted by many other states), it | | | | same. The average person working in any one of |
| claims that 33% of our trash nationwide is fast food | | | | these positions will throw away 4 pounds of paper |
| waste. This implies that there should be more | | | | each day. This doesn’t exclude the average |
| trashcans to control waste in areas such as parks, | | | | family of four using the park for a family picnic. The |
| football or sports arenas, school or university | | | | amount of trash that is thrown away is just under 4 |
| cafeterias, etc. | | | | pounds. Imagine the amount of trash that is thrown |
| Customized trashcans that come in a variety of | | | | away at a major NFL football game! |
| colors and that can be customized to match benches, | | | | Furthermore, trashcan receptacles offer facilities a |
| lockers, or bleachers offer the facility a professional | | | | form of waste management in a controlled amount |
| appeal. They can also be engraved or perforated | | | | of space. Those who are head of waste |
| with a school or team logo, company name, or other | | | | management at a facility can control the amount of |
| personalized effects. Bright colored trash bins are | | | | trashcans provided at certain more densely populated |
| easy to find for both the user and the person having | | | | areas of the facility rather then places of the facility |
| to change the trash liner or can itself and when | | | | or area that is less likely to be visited. Remember, |
| spread thoroughly will be used more often then the | | | | trash cans that are used outside are more likely to |
| throwing the trash on the ground. In fact, people | | | | be used if they are brightly colored, easily accessed, |
| who seem to “hold on to” their trash | | | | and aren’t overstuffed with garbage. The |
| will most likely throw it on the ground if they | | | | logo is a great touch and tends to attract people |
| don’t find a trash can within sight. “No | | | | even more! |
| More Trash Facts” reports that those that | | | | |