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Let’s get Britain cleaned up!
I want to lobby this government to provide a dedicated and adequate budget for Local Authorities to be able to provide new litter bins, regular collection of litter and it’s disposal, and finally be able to police the laws on litter that are already in place.
Why is this important?
If like me you are fed up angry and frustrated by the developing and serious litter problem we have in this country, then this is a campaign for you
We are the fifth largest economy and yet we are filthy!
Of course I’m concerned about plastics damaging our environment, but litter is not just about plastic, there are a number of different kinds of litter, which are of concern to me.
Wind litter which we see increasingly on our motorways and roads. The motorways and roads act like wind tunnels Picking up and blowing it into central reservations and hedge bottom.
Agricultural litter seen in our country side, plastic bales covering, fertiliser and feed bags.
Roadworks litter and this one is a lot bigger than you might think, road signage, cones, barrier tape, sand bags, it’s all over the country and it’s costing tax payers millions of pounds in replacements, all because the contractors can’t be bothered to take it away when the work is finished.
And finally the anti social behaviour of mindless morons who have no respect for the country they live in, or their surroundings and appear to delight in spoiling things for everyone.This one also includes doggy poo bags hanging in trees or thrown in hedge bottoms.( I have collected up to 57 poo bags on my 1hour walks around local reservoirs)
Litter is bad for our mental wellbeing, it’s bad for our wildlife, and it’s bad for our environment.
We know none of the above forms of litter are going to be removed by themselves and the people creating it are not going to come and pick it up, it’s down to our councils to collect and dispose of it, but as we all know public services have been targeted over the last 8yrs with one cut back after another and with local authorities struggling to meet the provision of front line services to children and adults, they simply do not have the funds to deal with this growing problem.
So let’s put the problem where it belongs, with the government, this is what we pay taxes for, so we should demand a dedicated budget to deal with the serious problem of Litter.
Help me to force the government to GET BRITAIN CLEAN AGAIN
We are the fifth largest economy and yet we are filthy!
Of course I’m concerned about plastics damaging our environment, but litter is not just about plastic, there are a number of different kinds of litter, which are of concern to me.
Wind litter which we see increasingly on our motorways and roads. The motorways and roads act like wind tunnels Picking up and blowing it into central reservations and hedge bottom.
Agricultural litter seen in our country side, plastic bales covering, fertiliser and feed bags.
Roadworks litter and this one is a lot bigger than you might think, road signage, cones, barrier tape, sand bags, it’s all over the country and it’s costing tax payers millions of pounds in replacements, all because the contractors can’t be bothered to take it away when the work is finished.
And finally the anti social behaviour of mindless morons who have no respect for the country they live in, or their surroundings and appear to delight in spoiling things for everyone.This one also includes doggy poo bags hanging in trees or thrown in hedge bottoms.( I have collected up to 57 poo bags on my 1hour walks around local reservoirs)
Litter is bad for our mental wellbeing, it’s bad for our wildlife, and it’s bad for our environment.
We know none of the above forms of litter are going to be removed by themselves and the people creating it are not going to come and pick it up, it’s down to our councils to collect and dispose of it, but as we all know public services have been targeted over the last 8yrs with one cut back after another and with local authorities struggling to meet the provision of front line services to children and adults, they simply do not have the funds to deal with this growing problem.
So let’s put the problem where it belongs, with the government, this is what we pay taxes for, so we should demand a dedicated budget to deal with the serious problem of Litter.
Help me to force the government to GET BRITAIN CLEAN AGAIN
