Litter and Littering Reviews

Dropping litter this has to be one of the things that annoys me the most about the general public when out and about We have some really lovely areas in our country (especially when the sun shines ha ha ) but when you visit any of them the area always seems spoiled by various forms of litter Whilst there dosent always seem to be ...  Read the complete review

As a child littering never used to really bother me, whilst I was always taught to hold on to rubbish and put it in the first available bin, I would even wince if someone dropped their rubbish and carried on walking. Now I have aged my attitude has changed quite significantly and I hate litter and littering. As a race, human beings can ...  Read the complete review

The great Bill Bryson once wrote in his excellent book, 'Notes from a Small Country', that when he first arrived in Liverpool as a twenty year old it was like there was 'some sort of litter festival going on', the city was that grubby. It's a lovely description that tells us that not only is Bryson a funny writer on observing the Brits but ...  Read the complete review

We are now living in a throw away generation, litter seems to be everywhere on our streets; in the countryside, on our roads and even in our places of work. Nobody likes it and yet so few of us do anything about it. My review doesn't focus on individuals that litter (which is majorly annoying) but rather on environmental and economic ...  Read the complete review

How many of us have been walking through town or standing at a bus stop when some youth (sorry to stereotype, but it's largely the case) throws a sweet wrapper, crisp bag or empty drink can on the floor, no more than 3 yards from a bin?! It irks me and most of us that a growing number of people seem to think it's perfectly fine to ...  Read the complete review

In some local authorities dropping litter is punishable by a 50 quid on the spot fine, but looking at the area where I live I wonder if this is ever enforced? Last week on a neat middle class housing development I saw a man with cart and shovel and broom, painstakingly walking around searching for litter. I watched him for several ...  Read the complete review

Depending on where you come from in the country depends on how bad the litter situation is and how it is tackled. Wakefield (because that is where I live) in the centre is very clean, I rarely see litter swept about and piled in corners. If you go out on a Friday or Saturday night its completely different. It is filthy with takeaway ...  Read the complete review

~Introduction~ The issue of litter and littering is one that has dropped down the order as far as public concerns go. There are other seemingly more important things such as fox hunting, the war and racism that have come to the fore recently. The problem of littering hasn't just gone away over night and it is still ...  Read the complete review

I can?t stand littering, it drives me absolutely mad to see beautiful places spoilt by the laziness of the few. What really annoys me, however, is that the litterers would probably be the first to complain if somebody dumped litter in the middle of their own front lawn? My real pet hate, however, is the amount of littler ...  Read the complete review

I'm not talking about the UK specifically here, as in my opinion and experience, most countries around the world seem to suffer from it to some extent. I find it hard to comprehend, never being a litter-bug myself, why people do just throw rubbish around. We live in a beautiful world and some people seem content on making it unsightly. ...  Read the complete review

man oh man how lazy can some dudes get dropping litter and stuff all over, shame on you mr and mrs uk. Is it a lack of bins? no, its a culture. Look beside bins, people even drop litter when theres a bin around, moreso sometimes (ahh someone will be emptying that bin anyway so they'll get this crisp packet). great shame. They throw stuff from ...  Read the complete review

I think that dropping litter is a very selfish thing to do and people should be ashamed of themselves if they do it. Many of the times it is probably the fault of parents not teaching their children that throwing litter is wrong. Things like paper are messy and make the place untidy but they are biogradeable and don't do too much real damage ...  Read the complete review

People who drop litter should be tied to the stake, covered in stale bread crumbs and have ducks set on them. A slow death by the pecking of ducks might just deter other people from dropping litter! It is just such a pointless activity – most litter seems to be only a few metres from a bin, so why didn’t the person just walk those ...  Read the complete review

What really makes me mad about littering is that it is so blatantly just a result of laziness and a lack of respect for the environment. I suspect if you are reading this, then the odds are you share my views. There's not much to be gained from preaching to the converted, but here we go anyway. Apart from being unsightly, the throwing ...  Read the complete review

A curable "British Disesase"? - Advantages: Makes me appreciate other countries, Solution is obvious, £1000 fine or 120 hour community service - Disadvantages: I am ashamed of us, Causes run deep

Sorry but the one thing i hate is people who litter. if i came into you living room and dumped a load of rubbish what would you think then !!!! why should i have to live with your selfish habbits. i just think it is lazyness there are enough bins around these day to cope of is it that you cain't be botherd to cross the street to use one !!!!! ...  Read the complete review

How hard is it to put your rubbish in the bin? This really gets my back up, yes litter. Throw it away or even better ? reduce / reuse / recycle. Do we really enjoy being in our own filth? The amount of rubbish on the streets has definitely increased, but then i recon the amount of household rubbish produced has increased too. ...  Read the complete review

I got up on a lovely spring morning, put my baby son in the backpack, hold my daughter?s hand and wandered down the small country lane leading away from our house. After about 20 meters my daughter asked 'why are two car doors and a fridge lying on the side of the path?' Obviously I replied that the litter goblin had come along in ...  Read the complete review

Lazy bastards. - Advantages: An easy way of identifying selfish, idle, anti-social people who have been badly brought up. - Disadvantages: We all have to live with their rubbish.

PROBLEM I have noticed that in the last year or so there seems to be so much more littler on the road and with it being windy some of which has been blowing into our garden. As a child I can always remember my parents telling me not to drop litter and so I would have to put toffee wrappers or crisp packets in my pocket. However, I am ...  Read the complete review