Littering

I know the title is oh so interesting, but we have all gone past parks when it has been a sunny day and you see loads of litter left all over a field even though loads of bins are nearby.

I myself can honestly say i littered an awful lot in my teens but i now make sure i keep rubbish on me or put stuff in the next bin i go past. I think local councils need to do more to ensure that bins are not over flowing, as it will just encourage people to not bother if the councils are not going to bother aswel.

Its all well and good setting a fine for those caught littering but i dont know of anyone who has been fined for littering at all.

http://www.fusionweb.co.uk/tidycheltenham/pages/fact.html
The article above shows the costs involved in cleaning up the streets including vandalism it is a high cost which could be drastically lowered if people didnt vandalise. There is vandalism to a point which yeh is acceptable if it is a piece of art but not when its writing your name saying, "Keelyyyy Wazz Eaa". I think more needs to be in place to keep teens of the street.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8596971.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3916543.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1553284/80-fine-for-dropping-a-cigarette-butt.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4271696/Motorists-face-80-fines-if-passenger-throws-litter-from-window.html

Many stories above show the affect that the law is having upon people littering, and how it may discourage people from littering.

People need to think about the environmental damage they are having, you hear of stories of cats/birds etc having their heads stuck in packaging.

http://www.rspca.org.uk/media/news/story/-/article/EM_Swan_Rescue
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2862469/Pictures-of-animals-with-heads-in-litter-from-the-RSPCA.html