Psychologists explain why people are littering more now lockdown is lifting. As lockdown slowly lifts, people are descending on outdoor spaces. But after watching the natural world thrive over...

In general, people justify littering by saying that bins are overflowing or too far away – although others believe the root cause is laziness or ignorance. In places where governments...

Why do we litter? Littering, says environmental psychologist, Lee Chambers, is more complex than people think - and sometimes more than just a moment of selfishness.

The Psychology of Littering. By now antilittering campaigns, like the one with the iconic tear, tell people nothing they don’t know, and rarely change behavior, says Wesley Schultz, a professor...

Littering is a persistent, ever-increasing problem in urban areas. Many federal, local, and volunteer organizations have been trying to tackle this waste issue since the 1950s, spending...