Im no litter bug, infact I hate the site of it like everyone else, and always keep any litter with me to dispose in a bin either on the street or when I return home, however I sometimes eat fruit while out, apples and the like, would it be okay to drop say an apple core on the grass?

If out in open countryside it would be ok throw it in long grass as it would break down and rot. Not orange peel though which apparently takes years to rot (so I'm informed).

Better still, bin it.

Well actually... so long as it is on grass I'd say it's ok.
Birds and other creatures eat the apple cores and as such you're providing them with food.

It's biodegradable so I shouldn't worry about it remaining ''litter'' for any length of time.

I wouldn't bat an eye lid unless it was on the pavement say in town or something!

No problem at all with fruit and suchlike totally biodegradable stuff if it goes onto grass or the like instead of the pavement. It will break down into the nature with lots of small creatures having a nice treat.

Far better than chucking it in the bin and letting it go into landfill in a plastic bag only to produce methane.

Get a compost bin for the garden, save the fruit and put it in there.
As t020 said better bin it, or everyone will be throwing apple cores in the peace gardens:D

Chuck it onto some grass and help seed dispersal ;)

I tear citrus peel into smallish pieces and scatter it around my roses as it keeps the cats from digging and doing their business.

Otherwise if you don't bin it, take it home.

Eat the core like I do, and spit the pips out.

i thought it was always fine to throw fruit remnants out on the garden. they always disappeared very quickly with birds and the like!

Originally posted by Mo
Not orange peel though which apparently takes years to rot (so I'm informed).
My Dad puts orange peel in his compost heap and it takes no longer than anything else to rot down.

Chris.

It wouldn't be advisable to throw your fruit remnants on the floor...this is littering. If you are caught you will get a £50 fine.

Regardless of legal-ness, throwing an apple core down in an area where they don't grow naturally is not 'natural' as it disrupts the eco-system somewhat if a tree grows. Silly, I know, but that's what my Biology teacher always told us on field trips.

Not to mention that walking on apple core covered pavements is hazardous and unsightly. How biodegradable something is isn't the sole consideration of littering. Don't drop fruit remanants, bin them. If it bothers you that they will be wasted at a landfill site then take them home and feed them to birds in the back garden or turn them into compost, but don't litter them all over public footpaths/ fields, etc.

these days there is the ever worrying plauge of rats feasting on food scraps we discard, but I suppose thats more half eaten kebabs and burgers

Originally posted by noseyrosie
Regardless of legal-ness, throwing an apple core down in an area where they don't grow naturally is not 'natural' as it disrupts the eco-system somewhat if a tree grows. Silly, I know, but that's what my Biology teacher always told us on field trips.

I have this view too low inpact is the best way.. You should only leave foot prints and take photos that is what i have been told.