:D I guess this is an international problem. I can't understand their short-term thinking no matter how hard I try.
When we were younger we cleaned up a place where we went swimming in the nearby river. OMG, all the crazy things we pulled out of the river... including a fire extinguisher and even a motorcycles sidecar.
But on the other hand - government institutional used to dump toxic waste in the ocean... And then there is the Enewetak Atoll... it's just so sad...