ROCKFORD — Light-hearted signs that urge people not to litter have sprung up around downtown in high pedestrian traffic areas and in places where people are known to dump garbage.

The original poster (OP), u/rocketboy44, shared the photo to the popular r/funny subreddit, which has over 42.6 million members and earned over 71,000 upvotes. Why are you littering? from funny ...

For 20 years, Washingtonians have been “threatened” by highway signs that say, “Litter and It Will Hurt. Report Violators 1-866-LITTER1.” ...