A Walker’s Routine

Re “Scavengers Show Us Who We Are,” March 31.

I too am a walker with a plastic bag . . . because I enjoy it. It’s my alone time . . . no phones, nothing to distract me from the pleasure of being at one with the outdoors.

Except garbage.

Instead of just picking up recyclables, I pick up almost everything. Bottles, cans, cups, papers and lots of empty cigarette boxes. When people pass me by, they smile and tell me what a good deed I am doing. I’m always thinking to myself how easy it is.

If every caring person picked up something (that some uncaring person threw out of their car windows) our streets would be much cleaner. And our city would be more beautiful than it already is. I don’t like scavengers going through my garbage and taking money away from the city.

I am a native Angeleno and proud of it. This is my way of telling L.A. how grateful I am to be here and to contribute to its well-being.

JOAN SIEGEL

Studio City