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I'm fairly new to Pistonheads but started this topic on another forum a number of years ago when my wife and I became guardians of our dog.
When I started exploring/walking my local area with Bert I was amazed at the amount of litter, I got some council bin bags from a local community group and started litter picking on my morning walks. Filled bags are left at council bins for collection.
Is anyone else doing similar?
This morning's walk - beautiful Spring day and one full bag collected.
When I started exploring/walking my local area with Bert I was amazed at the amount of litter, I got some council bin bags from a local community group and started litter picking on my morning walks. Filled bags are left at council bins for collection.
Is anyone else doing similar?
This morning's walk - beautiful Spring day and one full bag collected.
We have a monthly volunteer litter picking group in our village. Usually collect about 12 bags of rubbish.
Most of it is smoking or vaping related, but a lot is sweet wrappers. The sort of sweets favoured by kiddies which is disappointing in that their parents are not teaching them about littering.
I think that anyone having to do community service should be out litter picking. Annoyingly the areas that need it most are road verges which seems to need a road closure thanks to health and safety.
The bottles of piss on verges is outrageous and no one ever gets caught. Perhaps all lorry drivers should be DNA tested and a massive fine if caught disposing of piss bottles inappropriately.
Most of it is smoking or vaping related, but a lot is sweet wrappers. The sort of sweets favoured by kiddies which is disappointing in that their parents are not teaching them about littering.
I think that anyone having to do community service should be out litter picking. Annoyingly the areas that need it most are road verges which seems to need a road closure thanks to health and safety.
The bottles of piss on verges is outrageous and no one ever gets caught. Perhaps all lorry drivers should be DNA tested and a massive fine if caught disposing of piss bottles inappropriately.
Woke up a bit early this morning so decided to do a route that I don't do very often.
Before I'd managed to pick any litter I repatriated a shopping trolley back to the nearby retail park. Crossing a main road provides enough shame/hassle that the trolleys never seem to progress any further than the end of the 1/2mile path.
That same retail path also resulted in picking one bag of litter that joined Saturdays bags from the group of Civic Pride volunteers that do the weekly cleaning of the dual carriageway into/out of our town.
The next section of my route is the bit I don't often do - it's boggy in winter and there is always lots of litter and I end up late because of it. Today was no exception - a heavy full bag collected. This has all been thrown/discarded from vehicles joining and on the A56.
Left this bag at the bus stop bin for collection.
The next section is a school route - when little Johnny's mum reckons her son has ADHD because he can't concentrate at school I think it might be something to do with the large Redbulls he drinks on route then throws in the bushes.
Third bag full and left at the heritage train station bin.
I actually hate this time of year - it's now light enough to see but too early in the season for vegetation to cover the winter months worth of bagged dog s
t, piss bottles and stolen trolleys that I can't get to or do anything about.
Before I'd managed to pick any litter I repatriated a shopping trolley back to the nearby retail park. Crossing a main road provides enough shame/hassle that the trolleys never seem to progress any further than the end of the 1/2mile path.
That same retail path also resulted in picking one bag of litter that joined Saturdays bags from the group of Civic Pride volunteers that do the weekly cleaning of the dual carriageway into/out of our town.
The next section of my route is the bit I don't often do - it's boggy in winter and there is always lots of litter and I end up late because of it. Today was no exception - a heavy full bag collected. This has all been thrown/discarded from vehicles joining and on the A56.
Left this bag at the bus stop bin for collection.
The next section is a school route - when little Johnny's mum reckons her son has ADHD because he can't concentrate at school I think it might be something to do with the large Redbulls he drinks on route then throws in the bushes.
Third bag full and left at the heritage train station bin.
I actually hate this time of year - it's now light enough to see but too early in the season for vegetation to cover the winter months worth of bagged dog s
t, piss bottles and stolen trolleys that I can't get to or do anything about.Firstly, great job. Big thumbs up from me.
Secondly, I feel compelled to promote Beau Miles' YouTube channel. He'll be right up everyone's street if you're looking at this thread. https://www.youtube.com/beaumiles
Thirdly, I too love a bit of litter picking. When running, it's called "plogging", but I find it makes both tasks less enjoyable. I heard once, possibly even on the a Beau Miles video, that you never have a bad session of litter-picking. If there's loads, you do loads of good. And if there's hardly any, that's great, because there's hardly any. Personally, I find it a very mindful activity, but I have to be careful not to get obsessed in getting every little bit, or I can spend an age tweezering tiny scraps when my time would be better spent rehoming Trucker's Tizer bottles. The tideline of beaches is a particularly satisfying spot too, as mother nature has done a lot of the gathering work for you and you have a concentration of crap.
Secondly, I feel compelled to promote Beau Miles' YouTube channel. He'll be right up everyone's street if you're looking at this thread. https://www.youtube.com/beaumiles
Thirdly, I too love a bit of litter picking. When running, it's called "plogging", but I find it makes both tasks less enjoyable. I heard once, possibly even on the a Beau Miles video, that you never have a bad session of litter-picking. If there's loads, you do loads of good. And if there's hardly any, that's great, because there's hardly any. Personally, I find it a very mindful activity, but I have to be careful not to get obsessed in getting every little bit, or I can spend an age tweezering tiny scraps when my time would be better spent rehoming Trucker's Tizer bottles. The tideline of beaches is a particularly satisfying spot too, as mother nature has done a lot of the gathering work for you and you have a concentration of crap.
vikingaero said:
RustyNissanPrairie said:
This is why I litter pick on morning dog walks - to make up for the dog owners who go to the effort of picking their dogs st up but then leave it on a wall/tree etc
Different route and another bag collected this morning.
Red Bull wt up but then leave it on a wall/tree etcDifferent route and another bag collected this morning.
kers. 
What a surprise.Wife and I (and our dog, another Bert!) do a big pick up at the sides of the local roads after the tourist season. Generally collect two+ bin liners full. Beer cans, filled nappies, fag packets etc.
I mean look at this road... just begging to have stuff thrown out of car windows onto it, right?
I mean look at this road... just begging to have stuff thrown out of car windows onto it, right?
sjabrown said:
I live 8 miles south of a Macdonalds on an A road and the journey time from there to here must roughly equate to the consumption time for a meal if the number of empty containers in the verge outside my house are anything to go by. Once a month I gather enough to fully fill my bin.
There is an International Standard of measurement called the 'McCup'. Next time I find one I'll demonstrate, it's quite a repeatable and exact measurement so it shouldnt be too long to wait!sjabrown said:
I live 8 miles south of a Macdonalds on an A road and the journey time from there to here must roughly equate to the consumption time for a meal if the number of empty containers in the verge outside my house are anything to go by. Once a month I gather enough to fully fill my bin.
Have you considered bagging it all up & dumping it in McD's entrance lobby?I'm no eco warrior, but their packaging is such a waste. From picking up one's burger from the drive through to the packaging being chucked must be 10 minutes. Ridiculous.
Driving through the Brecon Beacons the other day I stopped in a layby to take in the view of the endless rolling hills as the sun set upon the land (and to have a piss). We were miles from anywhere but as soon as I got out of the car I was shocked by just how much rubbish was stuck in the grass and bushes around me. Spent a few minutes filling a carrier bag but to be honest I could have been there an hour and filled 20 and not scratched the surface. I've never dropped litter out of the car and I just can't understand the mindset of someone who would.
Like most things in life it's been commercialised: https://litterlotto.com/
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