Litter And Fly Tipping
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The problem: Litter and Fly Tipping
I grew up with the phrase" Don't be A Litterbug!" My parents taught me to respect the enviroment in which we live. I am passionate about not littering. I have always been against the littering of our streets and countryside and the tipping of waste. Whenever I had a piece of litter I would ether find a bin or take it home with me to dispose of there. I never wanted to litter up the land I was enjoying.
Yet all around me I see litter, old cans, sweet wrappers, left over sandwiches and paper. I cannot understand the need to just drop it where you finished using it. We have a beautiful land why destroy it and wildlife in the process by making it such a mess?
This page explores the problem of litter and flytipping.
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Yet all around me I see litter, old cans, sweet wrappers, left over sandwiches and paper. I cannot understand the need to just drop it where you finished using it. We have a beautiful land why destroy it and wildlife in the process by making it such a mess?
This page explores the problem of litter and flytipping.
I welcome you to take part in the polls and discussion.
Thank you
Litter-Its not pretty
I spotted this littering today while out shopping. I cannot understand why people would want to "decorate" a pole like this. The people at the store do their best to tidy it up but this is a frequent occurance...
Why do people need to be Litterbugs?
“Litter:Carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper:”
The Effects Of Litter On Wildlife
Death by litter for our wild animals and birds.
Litter is always unpleasant to look at but there is a more serious side for nature. Litter poses a threat to all wildlife. Small creatures and birds can reach in to plastic wrappers and bags enticed by the old food smells and then suffocate to death. Some litter is toxic to them. Animals can get cut and entangled on carelessly thrown away items and without treatment cuts can get infected and lead to serious illness and death. Some never escape being tangled up in litter and die a slow death. Animals both on land and in the sea can try to eat the litter which may swell inside them and cause death.
When something is so avoidable it never ceases to amaze me that it is such a problem.
When something is so avoidable it never ceases to amaze me that it is such a problem.
- UK Safari Litter Effects
- Details the effect different types of litter can have on British wildlife and what we can do about it.
- Litter And Marine Wildlife
- From the site: Marine litter has a major impact on wildlife through entanglement and ingestion. It is estimated that. globally. over 100.000 marine mammals die every year from entanglement. or ingestion of plastics (Wallace 1985).
- Lethal Litter
- Our litter poses a threat to all wildlife.
Littering Nature
This upsets me most of all. A lovely scene destroyed by a littered plastic bag. Not only unsightly but also potentially dangerous to wildlife.
Marine Wildlife and Litter
Consequences of Litter on our beaches and our wildlife...
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“Litter Lout/ Litterbug:Slang a person who drops refuse in public places”
Dont Be A Litterbug!!
Effects Of Litter On England's Green And Pleasant land.
- Guardian Jeremy Paxman on Litter
- Jeremy Paxman did a documentarty last year about the effects of litter in England. We have to make our country and any other country that is being littered " green and pleasnant " again.
Are Kids The Worst Litter Bugs?
Often kids are blamed for the tide of litter on our streets, sweet wrappers, cans, half eaten food..but are children mostly to blame for all the litter or is it the adults?
Who are the worst litter bugs?
Kids are the worst litter bugs
Adults are as much or more to blame for litter
BevsPaper says:
I see many more adults tossing litter than I do children.
Spook says:
Kids want to please you so will follow your example
aj2008 says:
Adults are worse because they should know better.
Spook says:
They follow the parents lead and within the experiences of my life, they also are so keen to please you. It stands to reason therefore that nothing could be simpler than giving them this.
kab says:
The cigarette butts really frost my flakes. I see people throw them on the ground when there is a receptacle for them five feet away. How lazy can you be?
Eco friendly Kids
- Kids and Litter
- Children learning about how to keep litter free!
Photos Of Litter and Rubbish By Our Friends At Flickr
Keep Britain Tidy
Now Known as ECAMS
- Keep Britian Tidy
- ECAMS runs the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign. This is there website.
- Campaign
- Discusses the campaign against cigarette butts.
- The BIG TIDY UP!
- Campaign to tidy up Britains waste.
Litterbin
Clearly the most appropriate place for litter is to either take it home with us or to use a litter bin.
Question is are there enough litter bins available for people to use?
Littering
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Your Opinions On Litter And Fly Tipping?
What do you think about littering?
Do you have any suggestions how to improve?
Love to hear your views or just let me know you stopped by to say Hi :)
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TrashFairy
May 6, 2010 @ 11:30 am | delete
- Drivers seem to be the worst ... so adults and older teens. A lot of what I clean up is along the edge of the road where litterbugs have thrown it out the window. Cigarette butts account for nearly half of what I pick up regularly.
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Alan Stanton
Jun 5, 2009 @ 2:57 pm | delete
- Thanks for linking to my photos. I've lots of suggestions which I make on my Flickr pages. And would welcome many more.
You're right to stress education - and not just for children and young people. One of the depressing aspects of dumped and littered towns and countryside is the bad examples they set for the next generation. Though at the same time, i'm optimistic because I find a high proportion of young people both aware and concerned about the environment and the wider 'green' issues.
I'm also positive about the possible solutions. Litter, dumping and commercial fly-tipping will reduce the more we turn 'waste' into 'value' by recycling.
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BevsPaper
May 13, 2009 @ 5:53 pm | delete
- Great lens! When I was a little girl (many moons ago) there was a $100 fine for littering. Back then that was a lot of money for a fine. My Mom was just terrified of that fine and so would lecture us about littering and reminding us that she DID NOT have that kind of money. It worked, though. We didn't and still don't litter.
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Spook
May 12, 2009 @ 3:08 am | delete
- Came here earlier but obviously things did not take so came back again. Great lens
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aj2008
May 12, 2009 @ 2:51 am | delete
- I can remember the first "Keep Britain Tidy" campaign in the 60s, which is when I learnt not to be a "litter lout"! I want to see leaves on trees - not plastic bags.
Blessings to you from this countryside loving Angel.
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Spook
May 12, 2009 @ 1:52 am | delete
- Excellent lens and topic. Far as I'm concerned it starts in the home.
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paperfacets May 11, 2009 @ 5:48 pm | delete
- Oh I see, fly tipping is an English term. Works since litter can attract flies. I think we in the U. S. should go harsh and call these people litter louts.
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spirituality May 11, 2009 @ 2:02 am | delete
- Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
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- Shipbourne parish councillor Barbara Haywood said flytipping blighted the village. "Litter is thrown from cars and I have seen dumped televisions in Hildenborough Road recently," she said. Hildenborough parish clerk Pamela Gow also said illegal dumping ...
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