DT Ralge Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) The fact that the OP asks whether a law is necessary to get people to tidy up their immediate environs says it all. I regularly am the Martian who clears rubbish from the grass verges in both directions from my house. I don't seek praise or any reward - when I've walked to and from the local shops I'm irritated enough by the litter to do something about it. So, on go the gloves, out come a few plastic bags and twenty minutes later I feel I've achieved something I.e. I haven't just shaken my head and had a moan about others' preparedness to dump stuff that they should have taken home. "Martian" 'cos only a few others seem prepared to do the same. Many years ago I sat on a very sunny, warm beach at Blackpool, marvelling at how the British beach could be enjoyed with the right weather. After an hour or so, I took a more detailed look at my surroundings and realised that I was sat in a rubbish tip. I fantasised that someone from Radio One turned up with loud-hailers (Radio 1 road shows, as a concept, shows my age, I guess). All it would take, I fantasised, would be a celebrity or three offering a goodie-bag to anyone who had taken a black bag from them and tidied up the area immediately around them for the beach to be a lot cleaner in less than an hour. Why wait for a celebrity or HRH before things get tidied? Edited January 2, 2013 by DT Ralge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good mood Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Perhaps those people never walk out the front of their house, but drive off their driveways instead. Or perhaps they find the idea of picking up litter that other people have dropped unpleasant. Either way, it's up to them, it's certainly not their responsibility and a law to make it such would be ridiculous. Unless you're elderly or disabled in some way, or live right next to some busy shops or a pub etc, by not picking up the litter in your immidiate environment you are as bad as the person that dropped it there quite frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Unless you're elderly or disabled in some way, or live right next to some busy shops or a pub etc, by not picking up the litter in your immidiate environment you are as bad as the person that dropped it there quite frankly. Are you advocating fines for those who ignore litter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 The phrase 'lead balloon' springs to mind. What next, prison sentences for victims of burglary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good mood Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Are you advocating fines for those who ignore litter? If its deemed excessive and there for a prolonged period of time then yes, fines could be a possibilty. ---------- Post added 02-01-2013 at 22:39 ---------- The phrase 'lead balloon' springs to mind. What next, prison sentences for victims of burglary? As far as I'm concerned litter at the font of my house that has been dropped there by god knows who, becomes my responsibilty to pick it up; noone else is going to pick it up if I dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 There are deep grass verges in front of my home and I noticed recently that they are covered in faces from a rather large dog. Same shape and colour. There are probably 20 plus turds out there. I am going to wait until we get some frost and then stack them high. I also live on a 'takeaway to council estate' direct route, so there is always debris to collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Unless you're elderly or disabled in some way, or live right next to some busy shops or a pub etc, by not picking up the litter in your immidiate environment you are as bad as the person that dropped it there quite frankly. I completely disagree, we aren't responsible for the behaviour of others and you've no idea how long some litter has been in situ or why it hasn't been picked up. You're effectively saying that the victims of littering are responsible for cleaning it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I completely disagree, we aren't responsible for the behaviour of others and you've no idea how long some litter has been in situ or why it hasn't been picked up. You're effectively saying that the victims of littering are responsible for cleaning it up. The guy cannot be serious and a response gives unwarranted recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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