Litter noun rubbish b2 u small pieces of rubbish that have been left lying on the ground in public places. Litter is an important factor in ecosystem dynamics as it is indicative of ecological productivity and may be useful in predicting regional nutrient cycling and soil fertility.

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Litter on the ground. When these number increase without proper predators being present to control the numbers the pest numbers just continue to grow. In the 2015 2016 campaign the ceos from the four cities will take the challenge of making a proposal to promote waste management which will be implemented in local communities. Both animals and people can injure themselves because of litter.

Litter on the ground. Litter can also be used as a verb. Litterfall plant litter leaf litter tree litter soil litter or duff is dead plant material that have fallen to the ground.

In the past two years the no litter on the ground project involved over one million university students and residents in beijing shanghai guangzhou and wuhan. The litterati app collects data about litter to improve policy and packaging design. To litter means to drop and leave objects often man made such as aluminum cans paper cups fast food wrappers cardboard boxes or plastic bottles on the ground and leave them there indefinitely or for other people to dispose of as opposed to.

Litter is stuff that ends up on the ground or in lakes and seas and that shouldn t be there. About two percent of fast food packaging ends up as litter. 25 million elephants worth of plastic in the oceans.

This detritus or dead organic material and its constituent nutrients are added to the top layer of soil commonly known as the litter layer or o horizon. Trash and litter have been associated with the unbalance of the ecosystem. Litter consists of waste products that have been discarded incorrectly without consent at an unsuitable location.

Litter provides a breeding ground for many insects and rodents. Usually the more litter there is on the ground the greater the impact it has on how clean a place appears to be which in turn can affect people s willingness to drop litter there. Litter is also harmful to the environment.

Some litter also contains hazardous substances that should not leak out into the environment.