Littering is leaving waste, such as wrappers, bottles or food, lying in a public place instead of putting it into a dustbin or taking it away. Which of the following situations is the best example of littering?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → After a picnic in the public garden, a family walks away, leaving its paper plates and empty chips packets on the grass.
Littering has two parts: waste is left lying in a public place, and it is not put in a dustbin or taken away.
In Option (4) the paper plates and chips packets are left on the grass of a public garden, and the family walks away without binning them. Both parts are present.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) After a picnic in the public garden, a family puts all its paper plates and empty chips packets into the garden’s dustbin. — Incorrect. The family puts the waste into the dustbin.
Option (2) Workers of the municipality sweep the dry leaves in the public garden into a heap and carry them away in a cart. — Incorrect. The workers take the waste away; they do not leave it lying.
Option (3) Meera drops a toffee wrapper on the floor of her own bedroom. — Incorrect. Her bedroom is not a public place.