National Highways - litter?
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When it comes to s
tting in your own bed, the UK is up there with third world crap holes
Jist back from Girona, and not a piece of litter to been on any of the roads.
Maybe we should tidy up our little corner of the planet, rather than hang those by now bedraggled flags off lampposts, the ones that have not blown down and now sitting at the side of the road.
tting in your own bed, the UK is up there with third world crap holes Jist back from Girona, and not a piece of litter to been on any of the roads.
Maybe we should tidy up our little corner of the planet, rather than hang those by now bedraggled flags off lampposts, the ones that have not blown down and now sitting at the side of the road.
Litter dropping has become normalised, endemic like mobile phone use while driving. Lack of consequences was always going to enable this kind of behaviour and it started so long ago that absent extreme measures or a complete societal and educational reset (that will take generations) we're stuck with it.
Downward said:
I d put the onus on Mcdonald s etc charge for bags, Plastic water bottles, not needed put waste tax on them.
But all that means is that the McD customer pays more - and most of them are not litter droppers. And if you McD do you tax every other firm whose product is found at the roadside ? It's a community problem for local authorities and the Highywas England to resolve - sensibly targetted taxation might work to allay the cost to the taxpayer but it needs to be far more nuanced than just saying tax McD etc -all food shops of just some of them? Greggs ? Waitrose ? Motorsport etc gigs take me round the country and it is noticeable how the affluence of an area is in inverse proportion to the amount of litter. I see a lot in Middlesbrough or Rotherham and hardly any in places like Chichester .
Mikebentley said:
Southbound on the M5 just past the Bromsgrove junction there was an area of grass between the slip road and motorway that had literally hundreds of bottles of Driver Tiber dumped on it. An absolute disgrace.
Compared with continental Europe, the UK's provision of truck stops with proper facilities is pitiful. Downward said:
I d put the onus on Mcdonald s etc charge for bags, Plastic water bottles, not needed put waste tax on them.
McD's are franchises, so depends on your locality to some degree. For example my local McD's employs a litter picker, who is often seen anywhere in about a half mile radius of the place. I sometimes wonder if it helps however, as people are more likely to do it if they know someone will pick up after them, maybe?
To be fair to McDonalds they have massive bins at the end of their car parks and do often employ litter pickers, but a lot of what I see is often things like builders plastic wrap, or other stuff which has most likely fallen off a van or lorry. Some areas to the East of Birmingham, around the airport look terrible at this time of year. HS2 are doing work there and instead of cleaning up first they're just working among the rubbish and it inevitably gets incorporated into their trenches and soil, making it impossible to clean up.
Not sure I agree that poorer areas are more likely to have rubbish, its true to some extent, but main roads (A roads, motorways) do seem to have a lot more on the verges than smaller roads.
Not sure I agree that poorer areas are more likely to have rubbish, its true to some extent, but main roads (A roads, motorways) do seem to have a lot more on the verges than smaller roads.
I have a distant relation who has a chav boyfriend.
He admitted to being done twice for dropping a fag end and also chucking rubbish out of his car.
Our village is OK due to a monthly litter pick by volunteers.
I think the fines need to be higher. £1000 for a first offence, plus costs.
The problem is some health and safety bod has decided that litter picking along the road is too dangerous unless it is coned off.
Physically fit people who have been on benefits for six months should be litter picking as well.
He admitted to being done twice for dropping a fag end and also chucking rubbish out of his car.
Our village is OK due to a monthly litter pick by volunteers.
I think the fines need to be higher. £1000 for a first offence, plus costs.
The problem is some health and safety bod has decided that litter picking along the road is too dangerous unless it is coned off.
Physically fit people who have been on benefits for six months should be litter picking as well.
Near me there's a half mile stretch, often see litter pickers volunteering to clean it up, they always have a few bags, it's unbelievable for a short quiet stretch. Quite often see mcdonalds bags and a full set of cups which has been dumped out a window. Just don't understand it why it's so hard to put it in a bin. If I have any food in my car I wait until I get home and put it in the wheeliebin. If you're on the road for work chances are you're going to stop somewhere with a bin during the course of the day.
Litter is one of those things that just infuriates me. And it's not always the usual suspects. I nearly got in a fight with an couple in their 60s at Padley Gorge after seeing them throw a dog**** bag into a bush.
I travel to Germany, Sweden and Switzerland fairly often and there is no much less litter. Even in industrial areas with loads of graffiti, there is no litter.
I travel to Germany, Sweden and Switzerland fairly often and there is no much less litter. Even in industrial areas with loads of graffiti, there is no litter.
There's over 100,000 immigrants who are sitting around all day with nothing to do..... why not introduce them to the UK workforce and to let them earn their benefits by doing some cleaning up in the town they are being supported in?
Same with Benefit scroungers (no issue with bonafide Benefit recipients who are using the system as a catchnet!), clear up your mental health issues by doing something productive in the fresh air and helping out the immigrants with a clean up.
If your not mobile, and are house bound (unlikely for someone who's just crossed the channel!) then do some WFH service for the community....
Just because your on benefits, does not mean you're entitled to sit around on your arse and do fk all. The rest of aren't!!!!!!!!
Same with Benefit scroungers (no issue with bonafide Benefit recipients who are using the system as a catchnet!), clear up your mental health issues by doing something productive in the fresh air and helping out the immigrants with a clean up.
If your not mobile, and are house bound (unlikely for someone who's just crossed the channel!) then do some WFH service for the community....
Just because your on benefits, does not mean you're entitled to sit around on your arse and do f
k all. The rest of aren't!!!!!!!! super7 said:
There's over 100,000 immigrants who are sitting around all day with nothing to do..... why not introduce them to the UK workforce and to let them earn their benefits by doing some cleaning up in the town they are being supported in?
Same with Benefit scroungers (no issue with bonafide Benefit recipients who are using the system as a catchnet!), clear up your mental health issues by doing something productive in the fresh air and helping out the immigrants with a clean up.
If your not mobile, and are house bound (unlikely for someone who's just crossed the channel!) then do some WFH service for the community....
Just because your on benefits, does not mean you're entitled to sit around on your arse and do fk all. The rest of aren't!!!!!!!!
I agree that people who can't work for reasons such as depression, anxiety etc could get a lot out of being out and about doing a simple but rewarding and useful task while meeting other human beings.Same with Benefit scroungers (no issue with bonafide Benefit recipients who are using the system as a catchnet!), clear up your mental health issues by doing something productive in the fresh air and helping out the immigrants with a clean up.
If your not mobile, and are house bound (unlikely for someone who's just crossed the channel!) then do some WFH service for the community....
Just because your on benefits, does not mean you're entitled to sit around on your arse and do f
k all. The rest of aren't!!!!!!!! Gassing Station | Roads | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff