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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? I was walking into a pedestrian precinct one day and a lady sitting on a seat ahead of me dropped something, "Excuse me, you have dropped something" I told her when I got level . (I had seen what it was). 'Oh it's rubbish' (It was a chocolate bar wrapper), "Well don't you think it would be better in the rubbish bin at the end of the seat you are sitting on?" She picked it up and put it in the bin. Youth of today? No I am sorry to say someone my age. Mike -- .................................... Today, is the tomorrow, you were worrying about, yesterday. .................................... |
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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 Regards, Martin Brown |
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"Martin Brown" wrote in message ... 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 Regards, Martin Brown That will only put the price up. The answer is, in my opinion, to train the people. They 'nursed' those meals for 20 miles. Why not 'nurse' the empty carton until home and put it in the dustbin? I was following a van the other day when a can was flung out of the passenger window and into the hedge. How long before that rots? Doggie Owners :-)) Don't you just love the stupid pratts who pick up their doggie mess in a placcie bag and lob it under the nearest hedge :-(( How long before the placcie bag biodegrades? Mike -- .................................... Today, is the tomorrow, you were worrying about, yesterday. .................................... |
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"Martin Brown" wrote in message ... 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 |
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