Good Morning.
I try and do my bit to keep our village tidy. Take my litter picking stick and a bag out with me whenever I have got an hour or two to spare. The village itself doesn't get too messy, but further afield on the roads that lead in and out, we seem to have a fresh plague of fly tipping. Add the takeaway wrappings and drinks cans which are tossed from passing cars, it can get a bit out of hand.
This picture is from a video which found it's way to my screen. The place, Digbeth in Birmingham. What a filthy mess. There are flats and houses close by. How can people live near this. How do they tolerate walking past this every time they leave their front door.
I suspect there are similar scenes in most major cities. People move into a new place, they accumulate some items they need to furnish it, they move out and the landlord then has to clear the flat or house ready for the next tenant. Dodgy house clearance man and van cart the stuff off and dump it where ever they can. Usually in a quiet lane under the cover of darkness. Our island is turning into a shit hole.
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There are a keen group of litter pickers in Scunthorpe, doing their best to clear the worst of it away. The Council supply the red bags, and they are left in a prominent position to be collected by the Council workers. Now I am going to have my breakfast and go out, because the sun is shining.Have an absolutely brilliant weekend. Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip. ilona
I saw these same photos and couldn't believe that it was in a residential area. It's too bad they aren't able to band together to tidy this up and try to keep it neat. Maybe some nighttime patrols for future. Such a mess and so sad.
ReplyDeleteLove the header photo today! Those trees are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteLitter and fly tipping are a massive problem in the UK and it’s not just a minority who are responsible for all the dumped rubbish. Areas like Page Hall in Sheffield disgusting Check out YouTube vids on the area. With all the cameras around it would be easy to catch people but councils aren’t bothered.
ReplyDeleteThere are some cities and towns that I would like to visit, but the rubbish situation puts me off. I like looking at architecture, interesting buildings. It wouldn't be very pleasant to walk around a corner and face a pile of dumped crap.
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