My guess is a lot of the litter we see on a daily basis comes from people throwing trash out their car window. I've done this before, I'll admit it. I've noticed I usually try to do it when I think no one's looking, as if that's going to make it less bad for the environment. I'm gonna guess that I'm not the only one who thinks this.
I'm also not the only one who knows that it is, in fact, bad. Everyone who comes through my drive-thru litters. Well, most everyone. And most of them try to do it when I'm not looking. And it frustrates me. A lot. I'm not quite sure why. Maybe it's because they think they're getting away with it. They think they were smooth, waiting until I turned to get their napkins or sauces. But they weren't. Aren't. I guess that makes me a little hypocritical.
I think there was only one time when I was okay with it. Wanna know when? Sure you do. So I'll tell you.
AND THEN there's the people who don't even wait until I turn around. They immediately open their straw and throw the wrap out the window. REALLY? Right in front of my face?!? C'mon now... That's just rude.
I think there was only one time when I was okay with it. Wanna know when? Sure you do. So I'll tell you.
I gave a guy his drink and straw, and before I even had a chance to turn completely, he promptly opened his wrapper and threw it out his window. It was raining that night, and the wrapper stuck to his car door. I gave him the most exasperated look I could muster, (un)fortunately he didn't see it. So I waited for his order to be ready, and then as I was handing it out to him, I told him that his wrapper was stuck to the door. He gave me an extremely embarrassed look as he grabbed the wrapper off his door and said thank you and drove away. And he did not throw it back out the window. I was actually pretty proud of myself, not gonna lie.
Moral of the story: everyone, including me, should start keeping one of those car trash cans, and use it.
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