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The outside isn't one great litter bin

8 replies

stoow · 02/03/2025 14:24

If people driving about finish their bottle of water etc, they should not be throwing it outside their vehicles. It's not going to hurt your vehicle if you hold onto your empties until you get to your final destination or stopping en route somewhere - such as petrol station. Besides, some people drive vehicles that resemble tips.

On the news the other day, a lorry driver said he has to keep the cab clean for the next driver. Why can't his employer issue a bin bag for each driver for each shift and rubbish from food etc goes in there and put into the bins at the depot at the end of the shift?

If you throw out food and drink packaging whilst driving, why do you do this? If everyone stopped throwing out these, the roads would be almost free of this rubbish.

What I find concerning is the high amounts of alcoholic drink litter I see when driving.

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floppybit · 02/03/2025 14:34

When I was a child we had the Keep Britain Tidy campaign, it was promoted in schools, printed on packaging, and everyone knew that dropping litter wasn't acceptable. It's not even discussed now and it's not even considered a bad thing to do by a lot of people. We need to make it socially unacceptable again!

WhatIsCorndogs · 02/03/2025 14:36

floppybit · 02/03/2025 14:34

When I was a child we had the Keep Britain Tidy campaign, it was promoted in schools, printed on packaging, and everyone knew that dropping litter wasn't acceptable. It's not even discussed now and it's not even considered a bad thing to do by a lot of people. We need to make it socially unacceptable again!

I agree. There is so much litter around, I saw a woman pushing a pushchair drop litter the other day, setting a terrible example. It's truly disgusting that people can't hold a crisp packet for 5 minutes until they get home to throw it away.

ScholesPanda · 02/03/2025 15:01

I think some of it is the increased germphobia. A sort of 'cant put empty crisps packet in my pocket or I'll have to wash my coat' mentality.

Some of it is entitlement- it's someone else's problem. 'This is what I pay my Council Tax for' type of attitude. And a lack of responsibility for oneself.

Cursory · 02/03/2025 15:25

People who litter are scum.

Kattuccino · 02/03/2025 15:32

If I see people drop litter I let them know - 'excuse me, you've dropped something!'

They normally pretend it was an accident.

Teens can be a bit belligerent, or tell me to fuck off, but I don't care really.

Changeissmall · 02/03/2025 15:35

Well nobody on here is going to admit to dropping litter are they?
YANBU. We need more volunteer litter pickers. My Surrey town is immaculate and we have a big community of litter pickers - cause or effect?!

stoow · 02/03/2025 17:18

Kattuccino · 02/03/2025 15:32

If I see people drop litter I let them know - 'excuse me, you've dropped something!'

They normally pretend it was an accident.

Teens can be a bit belligerent, or tell me to fuck off, but I don't care really.

I have seen teens coming out of McDs with drinks just to chuck at each other.

Why?

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BMW6 · 02/03/2025 17:37

Because those people have no pride or moral values. They just exist in their tiny bubble of Self.

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