To ask if anyone will admit to littering?

I work in Central London. I remember a colleague stomping in absolutely furious because he’d just been given an on-the-spot fine for chucking his cigarette end on the grass outside, like he did every time he went for a fag break.

I had to turn away so that he & the other smokers sympathising with him couldn’t see me smiling.

When my dog was a pup and I was trying to train him outside it was a nightmare thanks to people chucking food into bushes or undergrowth. I lost count of the amount of times I had to fish bits of fruit and peelings out of his mouth.
Just don’t do it. Find a bin!

I remember that episode of Mad Men ... It was gob smacking. Though quite amusing when Don checked the children's hands were clean before they got in his car....the car had to be pristine 😂

Not surprised by that but their attitude stinks. Who on earth do they think they are....they aren't the only tax payer on the earth. Do they think they're doing people a favour by giving them a job? That attitude is rife these days and not just regarding litter. It takes them a few seconds to bag up their litter and take it home, the council have to pay for vehicles, fuel, time, equipment etc etc etc

I hate hate hate ppl who litter

Where we go, there's these big planters with a tree in the middle and this guy in front of us just lobbed a beer bottle into it

I started to call out at him but DH stopped me and he was probably right as the guy looked really rough and I think he would've punched us

No one is going to properly admit to littering on this thread

It sounds awful but wouldn’t it be nice if people who do litter could be banished to live together in filth and the rest of us can have clean parks, pavements and beaches.

The only time I used to litter was back in the days when London got rid of all the bins allegedly due to the IRA bombings etc. If you can’t provide bins then I will leave my empty drinks bottle on a ledge at an underground station yes. In America they have bins everywhere in cities. I wouldn’t litter in the countryside though.

If you can carry the food out there, you can carry your rubbish home.

I will admit to lobbing apple cores into the bushes. I put some time in at a community orchard and it’s amazing how quickly apples start to break down and are feasted upon by bugs. I know everything in a public bin goes to general waste so will avoid putting food in.

The only things I have littered are apple cores into thick undergrowth. Never banana or orange peels because they last for YEARS especially in a cold environment like on a mountain.

I have brittle hair that breaks and I used to toss that when I was outside, but now I learned it can get tangled around birds legs I bin it. Same with pet fur, tangle and pesticide risk from flea treatment.

I go to places where people wild camp and I always see things like pasta, mushrooms, rice discarded as leftovers or rotten. Not even try hiding it in bushes. It's like God you were so close to being a respectful camper but now you've spoiled it for everyone and given us a bad name. Absolutely cannot abide anyone who leaves plastic litter, tents, fag butts, broken equipment, fires on the grass etc.

I do regular beach cleans and I see lots of people litter picking in the village after bin day. We live in a tidy area anyway. Absolutely makes me weep when I drive through England and see the state of the road verges there. It's such an eyesore and I worry about the impact to wildlife that try eating it or nesting with it.

Take your shit home, you skank.

That happens, when the place is messy, people will follow.

What bird is capable of making a house out of pizza boxes? 😂😂😂😬

What an absolute clown to think that!

There’s so much litter where I live. I regularly see people just chuck it where they stand. I saw one guy wind down his car window, throw his macdonalds packaging in the road and just drive off. Hate it.

They were right though. Adding to litter already there is no excuse.

Maybe a box in the hand is worth two in the bush?

I will throw away an apple core into a bush or a verge but that’s it

That is littering and totally unacceptable.

I can’t believe anyone would go on a public forum and outrightly admit to teaching birds arts and crafts by leaving them empty pizza boxes to build a house with.

Never, consciously.
I have left a paper cup on the sidelines after a long football match, once.
I taught my DC from a young age, to save their papers until we find a bin.
If everyone threw one piece of rubbish, the streets would be covered.

I took relatives to a local park this summer. It was full of food litter like this. It was also full of rats. I’ve never seen so many rats, walking around in broad daylight. Pizza boxes aren’t going to quickly compost if they’re shoved in the bushes.

No never because I’m not an antisocial bastard. There is no excuse. If there isn’t a bin take it home.

Sorry - I misread your message.

Absolutely not, I said I didn’t agree with what she’d done. I don’t litter either, before you start!

Again - I assume you're happy for people to use your garden as a bin seeing as it will break down quickly?!