The carnage of rubbish strewn around the country this week proves that in the great landfill of our national life there are only two kinds of people: those who litter and those who don t.
Those who dump their junk for someone else to pick up and those who would rather die than discard even a paper coffee cup in anything but the correct recycling receptacle.
After all these months inside, one might have thought people would respect the outdoors a little more, but not a bit of it. One single sunny day was all it took for the cork to pop on a geyser of garbage.
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As this week saw lockdown restrictions ease and the sun come out in full force, crowds flocked outside to enjoy the sunshine, but litter may have caused a problem.
Christian Wakeford MP with volunteers from Radcliffe Litter Pickers BURY South MP Christian Wakeford is backing a new campaign from Keep Britain Tidy as it launches its Great British Spring Clean . The environmental charity is asking everyone to pledge to do their bit to clear up the litter that blights our neighbourhoods between May 28 to June 13 this year. This year’s campaign comes as the charity has reported a massive increase in the number of people who have started litter-picking during the various lockdowns. On Thursday, March 31, Mr Wakeford joined the volunteers from the Radcliffe Litter Picker group to help clean up around Scotson Fold in Radcliffe. Over 16 bags of rubbish were collected with anything from old tyres to plastic bags removed from the area.
Sara Britcliffe in the House of Commons AN East Lancashire MP has vowed to go out litter picking as part of her backing the Great British Spring Clean. Hyndburn Conservative Sara Britcliffe has thrown her support and efforts behind charity Keep Britain Tidy s annual campaign. The environmental drive, which runs from May 28 to June 13, calls on the public to pledge to clean-up and help the charity achieve a million miles of litter-picking. This year’s campaign comes as the charity has reported a big increase in the numbers who have started litter-picking during the various lockdowns and follows mountains of waste being dumped in public open spaces as restrictions eased this week.