Litter fines

[Colin Todd]

I dont see how there can be any better punishment for littering than having to spend a day of your weekend picking up other peoples litter.  Its fair, no excuses of not being able to pay and you'd think people would learn their lesson

[Barry Scott]

Nev's got a good point, but do both a once. Fine them and the make them do litter cleaning duty for a while.

[nevillew]

Fair point but surely we should be addressing the cause of litter rather than just following people and picking it up?

Changing behaviour is the key and if takes having to fine people to do it then so be it.

Agreed, but no one action is going to fix the problem overnight, and if streets were to be litter free it may discourage others from littering in the first place (the 'broken window' approach')

[Ginginho]

answer: don't fucking smoke.

I don't smoke, just making a point.

Saying "don't fucking smoke" doesn't solve the problem and isn't helpful really is it.
There's always going to be smokers, always.

[Jamiesfuturewife]

Followed a chav  in some sooped up shitty car the other day chucking there Mcdonalds wrappers out of the window as they drove along
It actually made me feel a bit cross

[Simon Pieman]

There are fag bins outside McDonalds by the big TV but I don't know about the other ends of town.

Yep I always use these to dispose of them, but other areas of town don't have them. Often you have to carefully stub them out on the end of a normal bin and throw them into the bin containing highly flammable material.

[magicroundabout]

I don't smoke, just making a point.

Saying "don't fucking smoke" doesn't solve the problem and isn't helpful really is it.
There's always going to be smokers, always.

um if people didn't smoke = problem solved clever cunt

[Simon Pieman]

If people didn't make litter we wouldn't have any issues. It's just not practical to expect people to behave like that but it isn't beyond expectation that they should use bins.

[BANGKOK RED]

um if people didn't smoke = problem solved clever cunt

Well then take it up with the tobacco companies who ply the general public with a highly addictive drug.

[Doore]

Well then take it up with the tobacco companies who ply the general public with a highly addictive drug.

Yep, all their fault.  It's McDonald's fault that people are fat, and it's drinks companies who are at fault for alcoholism.  This puts me in mind of Homer Simpson's line - "this is everybody's fault but mine".

Anyway, that's off topic.  Littering is bad - and a personal responsibility not to do it is held by each and every one of us.

[ronnie21]

I rarely get into the town centre but had to go there on Friday.  I could not believe the amount of rubbish in Canal Walk, to pick on people for throwing a cigarette butt seems a bit harsh.  What about the cyclists, skateboarders etc, who cause mayhem as they belt around causing shoppers to scatter!

[tans]

If it makes anyone feel better im a smoker and quite happily drop my fag butts on the floor.

I also enjoy flicking them out of my car window. Particularly at night time.

[jayohaitchenn]

If it makes anyone feel better im a smoker and quite happily drop my fag butts on the floor.

I also enjoy flicking them out of my car window. Particularly at night time.

Me too. It's a plant wrapped in a bit of paper. Not exactly the same as a plastic bad that takes over 500 years to biodegrade.

[nochee]

Me too. It's a plant wrapped in a bit of paper. Not exactly the same as a plastic bad that takes over 500 years to biodegrade.

Its not though is it.

I do the same tho

[Arriba]

fag butts dont biodegrade.