I joined Helen on a litter pick near Reynolds Way this morning.
Some people stopped to talk about litter. “You have a thankless job there,” one lady told me. “People just throw their empty takeaway out of the car window and don’t take it home.”
There was a lot of litter thrown into the hedge next to the Open 7 Days Supermarket. Helen has already arranged for a couple of new bins to be put in useful places. Removing this hedge and replacing it with some wisteria and a bin would also help.
There were other litter hot spots – areas down small lanes, and round corners where empty beer and cider bottles and cans still hung around after the drinkers had gone.
The Next AbiBinit! Litter Picking Initiative is Saturday 29th September. There is also a big Spring Clean all round Abingdon in the Spring.
Thank you very much Alistair. Quite a few people said thank you to us. There was a big clear up here in March and I thought that generally there was less litter than before. A few people told me that they are now clearing up their own street regularly. It would be great if a small community group of people who live in the area could get together to tackle the litter issues there, hold with a regular litter pick with maybe a lunch somewhere afterwards? We will be here one more time this year on Saturday 29th September which might also involve the hedge removal!
I meant to put the link (below) in my previous post. Helen
https://friendsofabingdon.org.uk/civic-community/abibinit/
Yes this hedge has been the site of litter for ages. A lot of people around this area seem content to have rubbish in their gardens and surrounding area.
I live in this area, and I am disgusted by the attitudes of some of the so called ‘respectable’ adults.
It is for adults to teach children to look after their streets and not drop litter, but I am afraid too many people do not have respect for themselves, let alone others.
I have challenged a few people for littering and just get abuse.