WelshBluebird
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I am sure a fair few of you have seen the same pictures circulating online recently of the amount of littering taking place at our beaches and parks etc. I get that those places will be busy at the moment (hot weather, 3 months of lockdown and millions being paid to not be in work will lead to that - even if I think it is stupid given the current situation - but thats another topic and another section of the site), but some of the scenes are just disgusting.
Why on earth can people not pick their litter up with them? It really isn't difficult, even if you cannot find a bin or if the bins are full - if you bring stuff that will end up as litter to a beach / park etc, why on earth should you not take it away with you too? And of course there are a large number of people who just don't give a crap and won't even bother to try to find a bin.
And I am sure I wasn't the only person who noticed the increase in litter around when some certain fast food chains who had closed during lockdown started to reopen again!
Is it time we need another nationwide campaign like I am sure was the case when I was a kid? Maybe councils and volunteers who help sort out this mess need to go on strike so that the idiots will have to sit and lie in their own filth so they get the message?
Why on earth can people not pick their litter up with them? It really isn't difficult, even if you cannot find a bin or if the bins are full - if you bring stuff that will end up as litter to a beach / park etc, why on earth should you not take it away with you too? And of course there are a large number of people who just don't give a crap and won't even bother to try to find a bin.
And I am sure I wasn't the only person who noticed the increase in litter around when some certain fast food chains who had closed during lockdown started to reopen again!
Is it time we need another nationwide campaign like I am sure was the case when I was a kid? Maybe councils and volunteers who help sort out this mess need to go on strike so that the idiots will have to sit and lie in their own filth so they get the message?
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