Plum Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I am so sick of the amount of litter along the A38 on my drive home I am going to clear it up myself. Before I do who would be responsible for keeping this clear is it local or county council? I want to ask the question before I get arrested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 The Highways Agency, i would think. Please, please, please, please, please be careful if you do intend to go and pick up litter, that road is a very busy dual carriageway and is an incredibly dangerous place to be as a pedestrian, even if you are on the verge. I would make a formal complaint, if I were you, before putting yourself at very real risk? Take care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Isn't is annoying. Someone has driven to our local byway and dumped 3 black bags of kitchen waste Why on earth couldn't they drive to the tip We have phone the council to sort it out. I am rather hoping that they go through it to see if they can find anything that shows who it might belong to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Hope they do then it might go some way to preventing such stupidity. The Highways Agency, i would think.Please, please, please, please, please be careful if you do intend to go and pick up litter, that road is a very busy dual carriageway and is an incredibly dangerous place to be as a pedestrian, even if you are on the verge. I would make a formal complaint, if I were you, before putting yourself at very real risk? Take care! Thanks I will contact them and wait for a response but it makes me so very angry the way people treat our country and I feel ashamed for anyone visiting the area. We are supposed to be a tourist destination. I feel so strongly I shall get together a group of people (I can't be the only one) and get the A38 shut while we do it! Perhaps that will make drivers and fly tippers think twice before making such a mess. I will wait for a response first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Ooh, a real crusade, good for you Plum, go for it. Keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Good luck They shut one of the main roads out of Aber just before Christmas and did just that! Although they had about 20 people doing it and were all in high viz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'd look great in a yellow jacket I've contacted a local litter picking group for their experiences, they clean up the village rather than a highway though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 We have orange high viz bomber jackets for lambing ... H&S I wore mine once in 5 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Being in construction, we have loads of hi viz jackets here Is there room on yer soapbox for me Plum? This is one of my ongoing rants too, especially as people drink in our park at night and leave it strewn with bottles, cans and discarded takeaways. I have the devil of a a job keeping two lurchers out of them It's not as if there aren't any bins, plus they have to detail one of the gardeners to go around on weekend mornings picking it all up. I walk around picking up anything near a bin and lobbing it in. Our local council have a hotline that you can call or email to report rubbish, broken glass etc. They are usually out within 48 hours to sort it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'm a litter picker too because it makes me so cross, I have to do something about it. I've only done it locally on B and unclassified roads though, so I don't bother asking if I could or should. I just gather my empty compost bags, donn some thick gloves and mutter lots of expletives while I get on with it. I hope that car drivers would be shamed watching me clear up after them, but sadly not. It makes me feel better though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Oh good Clare I can count on you and your jacket then Had a reply and it's our borough council that are responsible so will see what response I get from them. Sat behind someone at traffic lights who was throwing litter out of their car the other day only thing that stopped me throwing it back in was my nurses uniform Well done Jools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Sat behind someone at traffic lights who was throwing litter out of their car the other day There's a big junction I go through every day where there are signs up telling you how many people have been fined for dropping cigarette ends out of the car, it's a chalkboard so is updated regularly Good luck with the litter picking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Plum, Please contact Keep Britain Tidy, http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/ they are the organisation tasked with the responsibility for this sort of thing. What's more they have a number of campaigns such as 'Love where you Live' that local people can get involved in - they also have resources you need to get others involved in your campaign. They love local activists, as would the government - Big Society in action! Go you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Sat behind someone at traffic lights who was throwing litter out of their car the other day There's a big junction I go through every day where there are signs up telling you how many people have been fined for dropping cigarette ends out of the car, it's a chalkboard so is updated regularly Good luck with the litter picking That is SUCH a great idea - it annoys me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Thanks Chickennutter I have registered and will post event on there when I know I am going ahead depending on Amber Valley's response. It's very good they help you with arranging things and resources and how to risk assess the activity and possibly other volunteers. I also had some advice from the local litter picking group. Feel better now I'm doing something rather than just seething every night coming home for 2 years. Why have I just moaned up to now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Sadly there are too many thoughtless people in Britain now! That said, I feel quite pleased with myself because on Sunday, a parked taxi in my street opened his door and dumped a drink carton on the floor. My girlfriend and I scowled at him (hen style) so much that he got out and put it in a nearby skip. A small victory but a victory nontheless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I've been known to post it back through their door or window... 'yours I believe?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I think the Community Service people do that here so quite regular sessions of litter picking done! But some don't look like they've been naughty, as some are little old men that we see often, so must be their job with the occasional "helpers". We have a section of woods that someone is always fly tipping in - or someones - big things. And in Greywell someone has chucked a computer screen in a tree!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 A walk near us is often spoiled by the dumping of 'heavy stuff' - it's inaccessible to vehicles, so goodness only knows how the burned out car got there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Thanks Chickennutter I have registered and will post event on there when I know I am going ahead depending on Amber Valley's response. It's very good they help you with arranging things and resources and how to risk assess the activity and possibly other volunteers. I also had some advice from the local litter picking group. Feel better now I'm doing something rather than just seething every night coming home for 2 years. Why have I just moaned up to now! Brilliant Plum! If I lived near you I would come and help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 I shan't be climbing any trees to retrieve computer screens they can stay there for the birds to use and if I find any burnt out cars I may well plant flowers in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Flowers in a burnt out car - now there's recycling for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I don't know if it's still there, but on the A6 as you drive into Shap there's an old garage on the left which had a car wreck all planted up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Just before Xmas I followed a white van onto our estate, he parked up on the road near my drive and started to empty the contents of his filthy cab onto the grass verge. As I approched him he just started to swear at me. I had to leave as I had my daughter with me and I didn't feel safe but what I did do was to take his detail off the side of the van and reg. I sent a letter to the conpany he was driving for and gave the info to the local CPO. Didn't hear anything back from either of them. It only took a few moments to put his rubbish in the bin. He was just bl**dy lucky DD was with me or there would have been trouble. Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 We have a regular dog walk in some nearby woodland. When we were there a couple of weeks ago we saw a white van and a pile of builders rubble which we photographed and sent to the local authority. I don't know the outcome but I hope they're prosecuting him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
