Do you get tired of seeing trash along the roadsides, streams, and in parks? Almost every day we are sure to see litter. It is an unsightly problem that everyone could help fix. Littering is always a trouble. Most of us have been guilty of littering at one time or another while not thinking about the problems it can cause.Litter pollutes our earth by contaminating its soil, water, and atmosphere. Recycling really does make a difference in our world. The items you recycle today come back in an assortment of products. It saves energy and resources while lessening pollution and creating jobs. Most of us know that recycling contributes to environmental, public and economic health. An increase in recycling decreases the need for more landfills. About 80 percent of our trash goes to landfills, 10 percent is incinerated, or burned, and only 10 percent is recycled. (Oh, No! Bad Facts about our earth)There are many ways someone can help littering problems. They could just simply go out and pick up any trash they see lying around. However, some people in different states have gone a little further. In some states there are refundable bottle deposits. The states that have them have $0.05 or $0.10 bottle deposits. Statistics show that the program does work. Three years ago there were 10 states that recycled more bottles than the other 40 states combined. Not all people believe that a bottle deposit would help increase recycling, but it seems to me that the statistics show that it does help. (Should bottle deposits become law? Emily Church)Its almost impossible to get everyone to agree with a new law. So therefore there would be a few people who wouldnt want to have any bottle deposits. It could be hard for some people to recycle the bottles. For example, the elderly may have trouble returning them. Also, people who use public transportation may have problems also. However, they could ask someone they know to take them to the recycling center for them. People could find a way to get it done.Ohio should be one of the states with a bottle deposit law. Even if we just had a deposit on plastic bottles it should increase our recycling rate. By increasing the price of bottled drinks it would probably convince more people to recycle the bottles if they could get their money back. The normal cost of every drink is raised by the amount of the deposit. A $0.05 or $0.10 deposit really isnt that much money. If Ohio passed a bottle deposit law, there will probably be people who didnt even know it passed, and when they went to buy a drink at a store they wouldnt even notice the increased price. People are able to get this money back if they recycle the bottles they buy. With a bottle deposit, the recycling in Ohio should increase, making the state of Ohio a happier and healthier place to live.(Amy Kittle is a student at Buckeye Trail High School. This was one of three essays selected as winners in the Guernsey County Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association annual Law Day essay contest.).