Litter And Fly Tipping
The Problem: Littering our streets and countryside
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 fly tipping.
I welcome you to take part in the polls and discussion.
Thank you
Photo Authors own please do not copy.
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:
What do you think is the best policy to decrease littering?
What do you think is the best policy to decrease littering?
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.
- 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...
Litter Lout/ Litterbug:Slang a person who drops refuse in public places
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?
Eco friendly Kids
- Kids and Litter
Children learning about how to keep litter free!
Dont Be A Litterbug! - A Child Clears Up Litter...
Keep Britain Tidy - Now Known as ECAMS
- Keep Britain Tidy
ECAMS runs the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign. This is there website. - 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?
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What do you think about littering?
Do you have any suggestions how to improve?
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