Litter Louts

Litter annoys me so much.  It’s everywhere, discarded by a thoughtless group in society who simply have no respect for the environment. Add to that the dog walkers (usually male) who don’t pick up dog waste and I am left feeling both sad and angry at the wanton neglect of our neighbourhood. Each morning, when we walk the dogs, I pick up at least one lot of someone else’s dog mess from the middle of the woodland path and just as frequently, pick up the detritus of a late night McDonalds fast food feast from the car park. It’s disgusting

Time to clean up your act, Birmingham

Birmingham city streets are filthy. Hunting for a few geocaches earlier this week, I was appalled at the litter that had accumulated in every nook and cranny. Urban geocaching can take finders to some less than salubrious places so I’m not overly precious about grime but I can honestly say I’ve never seen so much litter in a city centre, not even in London. The rubbish piles were in marked contrast to the new, shiny Grand Central station but sadly, I couldn’t help thinking that it wouldn’t stay fresh and clean for long. Do the residents have no civic pride?