Littering

Littering
Lit|te|ring
das; -
<aus gleichbed. engl. littering zu to litter »durch weggeworfene Abfälle (einen Ort) verschmutzen«>
Vermüllung der Umwelt durch achtlos weggeworfene Abfälle

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