"Martin Brown" wrote in message
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On 16/12/2010 09:02, 'Mike' wrote:
........... LITTER

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20101216...m-6323e80.html

Why should the councils pay? Would it not be better to train the public
to
use litter bins or take their rubbish home with them?

A Take-Away, a Can of Beer/Coke, a packets of cancer sticks, a packet of
chewing gum etc etc etc are 'precious' items and warrant being carried
either in the pocket, bag or hand whilst full/serviceable, possibly for
quite some distance. How come it HAS to be dropped as soon as it is
empty?

My simple solution would be to levy full VAT on all fast food outlets for
take aways. Our village has an inordinate amount of rubbish added to the
verges by people sat in parked cars eating their lunch McDonalds burger on
the country lane. The nearest outlet is nearly 20 miles away. Almost all
of them drop their litter out of the car window

We have that almost every day, the buggers are to lazy to wait until they
are near a waste bin!

Alan



Regards,
Martin Brown