Good luck, Motorcity.
I live in a suburb and trash is a problem, but I've very rarely seen it done on purpose. Usually its neighbors that didn't secure their trash well enough on trash day.
I take Royce's approach. I always keep my own property clean. If I see trash on the ground and I can see a trash can to put it in, I make it happen.
I'm not sure of the psychology that goes into littering. I grew up in a house where littering, on purpose or by accident, was a really bad thing. My kids have been taught the same thing. In Detroit I'm sure the poverty, crime, poor education, and a government that has decades of history of inequality contributes to an environment where people just don't care.
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