broken_shaman wrote: ↑22 Aug 2024 18:55
angela53 wrote: ↑18 Aug 2024 09:22
Fantastic work, thank you for helping to keep Sydenham tidy
I cannot understand people who just throw their rubbish on the ground even when there are bins close by
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It's complicated. Sometimes it's the birds emptying the bins. Or foxes. Sometimes the bin is so full it blows out. Some of it is chucked out of car windows. But yes, there are people that just throw their rubbish. They seem to think gutters are cleaned every day, but it really just gets washed down the drains (if they are not completely blocked with soil). They seem to think the streets are swept a few times a day. They will often 'hide it', chucking it behind things, or in the long grass. Subconsciously I think they don't like litter, but in hiding it, they make it harder to clean, as it ends up on private land or out of sight.
Keep Britain Tidy did an experiment years ago which showed people are more likely to drop litter if they see other 'beacon' litter nearby. Bright colours and shiny things, like wrappers and cans and bottles. Even if there was a bin right there. So I hope that trying to keep things tidy means less littering
Bus stops get a lot of rubbish too and they should all have bins imo. I moved one to a bus stop a while ago and it drastically reduced the littering in the gardens next to it.
But the council need to sort out their estate bins too, which leak a lot of litter. And empty the bins more regularly and make sure there aren't bags left on the street at night (because of foxes). And get us some more bins, as Sydenham High Street is absolutely littered with them and Bell Green has hardly any.
And the bins need modernising. Higher capacity, recycling options, ashtrays, wildlife and weather proof. The entire waste management process is dire.
Thanks.
Brilliant work! I’d ask the council to put signs up. When they did it where I am the dumping stopped]]>