Work together for a beautiful Britain
I AM delighted the Daily Mail is once again supporting The Great British Spring Clean. Last year’s campaign was a huge success when the nation decided to do something about litter. Sadly, this problem never goes away and is a blight on this beautiful land. Apart from being unsightly, litter is expensive to clean up and has a terrible impact on wildlife and nature. I am a founding member of Malton and Norton Tidy Group, which meets once a month. In ten years we have collected thousands of bags of rubbish and debris. We took part in the last Great British Spring Clean and collected a record 512 bags during 2019. We will certainly be taking part this year. When communities pull together, great work can be done.
NICK FLETCHER, Malton, N. Yorks. I APPLAUD the Mail supporting the campaign against litter. In addition to clean-up programmes, we need to tackle this problem at its source. A huge amount of litter is the result of food and drink containers being thrown out of vehicles. If every outlet selling these items to motorists were given the responsibility to keep a designated section of road clean, it would ensure the cost of this would come from their profits, rather than the pockets of the taxpayer. This way, councils would be empowered to enforce clean-ups within their areas. It might also encourage consumers to behave more responsibly.
PIERS MONCKTON, Stafford. I AM involved in a litter-picking group, and over the past two years we have collected more than 2,000 bags of litter from what is a well-heeled area. Other areas of Birmingham are polluted with rubbish thrown from cars at street junctions and traffic lights. Used paper tissues are chucked on pavements and in grass verges and hedgerows. It would not be difficult to monitor these areas so that heavy fines could be imposed on litter louts. My dear grandmother used to scrub her front step in Sparkbrook, and I am sure she would have supported the naming and shaming of culprits. MIKE DAVEY, Castle Bromwich, W. Mids. WE NEED to educate people to stop blighting the country with litter. Prevention is better than having to deal with the problem. Sadly, people have lost respect for themselves and their environment. Unlike other countries, such as Singapore, there is a lack of enforcement.
RICHARD A. JACOB, Southampton.