Litterbugs

I hate when I travel anywhere and see soo much litter around especially in and around country parks and kids play areas. I mean like bottles of alcohol and scrunched up tinfoil drugs etc

Bottles of all shapes and sizes
You use hedges and bushes to disguise them
Then wrappers and packets of all sorts that you keep throwing on to those hot-spots

Then it gets even worse this littering curse
As you even through out your own household refuse at lay-bys that are near country parks decorating the world with your excessive mess it’s obvious you couldn’t care less

Poor kids at their park might get cut on the glass
Your dog poo that you leave is spreading disease
Not to mention what others might think cause your litter does stink !

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Those who don’t care for the environment, spoil it for everyone else. Thank goodness there are those who give up their time to clean it up. I hate seeing wrappers and bottles dumped. Everyone should clear up their own mess. Well said Katrina.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I hate this as well...I watch as a car ahead of me, window opens, and MacDonald's boxes and wrappers are just thrown out of the car onto the highway.
Where is the conscience in that?

[Katrina Mckeown]

Totally … their Litter Bugs me ..I get so annoyed when I see them chuck out of their car like that!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Reminds me of an old commercial we used to have on our tv here in the states...years ago.
A Native American is standing by a highway and sees someone throw litter out of a car, and this big tear drops from his eye.

[Einstein Noodle]

it is something that is hard to understand. keep a bag for it in the car ... take it inside and use the can in the kitchen .. i use to live in a very rural spot in the Ozarks .. probably 40 cabins in a 50-60 sq mile area. the main gravel cutting into our spot was bordered on one side by steep mountain side and the other by even steeper drop offs into the holler. we started a neighborhood watch with our sheriffs and one of the activities we initiated was a yearly road cleanup ... Katrina ... you wouldn't believe the amount and kinds of stuff we hauled out of there that first year ... tires, toilets, tvs, sinks, and so many bottles, cans and just paper .... i since have moved but am proud that the Watch continues the road cleanup .. just having finished one last month. V2 L2 is quite the run on ... hard to find the rhythm for me .. but i appreciate the frankness and having litter brought to the forefront of me nog today ... nice to meet you by the way :)
E.

[Katrina Mckeown]

That’s great news Einstein though that the watch continues the road clean up!
I hope the area you are in now is less problematic with littering!
I have recently joined West Lothian Litter Pickers here in Sunny Scotland
It’s people throwing their filled dog poop bags in trees just why ? It’s disgusting… the dumping at lay-bys I’ve found so far old carpets and rugs .. general household rubbish … frying pans .. plant pots I usually bring home clean re use or put into charity etc anything can be re used I’ll clean and pop into a charity shop .. also found old garden rubble and cut up trees and shrubs !

[Einstein Noodle]

can you feel Mother Nature breath a sigh of relief when we pick it up?

[Katrina Mckeown]

Yes for sure ☺️

[Katrina Mckeown]

Some people just never give a thought to the litter they drop… goodness knows what tourists may think !
It’s our kids play areas and area’s where we walk our dogs that really gets to me as dogs dirt left laying around just outside of children’s play parks /areas yuk also broken glass as kids and animals could get hurt!

[Katrina Mckeown]

I’m not the best writer I know that for sure please don’t be afraid to comment or advise anything I’m open to suggestions and any corrections!

[emmajoygreen]

I belong to Neighbourhood Watch too and for most of the time we're kept pretty clear of litter. The word is considered a swearword and is never to be used or distributed! As you mention is visiting drivers or walkers who have the bad manners! Boo, siss and all that! That said, there needs be litter bins available that will be emptied on a regular basis. Grief, I read like a fussy old moaner! Someone wrote that if everyone treated the planet and its terrestrial environment like one's home, things might be truly bootiful! Many, many thanks for adding your worthy thoughts, Katrina!

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thanks for your visit and kind words of support Emma ! ☺️

[emmajoygreen]

You're welcome. Will read and review more of your posts but, for now, dinner!