‘Bin it, don’t sling it’ appeal to litter louts
Bid to protect beauty spots
LITTERBUGS are being urged to clean up their dirty ways and bin their trash in a new community campaign.
Gosport Borough Council has launched its ‘bin it, don’t sling it’ drive in a bid to stop rubbish being dumped at beauty spots.
The message has been plastered on posters and social media, is aimed at a thoughtless minority of people who leave litter behind or even throw it out of cars.
Workers are dealing with a rise in trash being left on the seafront and in parks as people continue to enjoy the summer weather.
Councillor Philip Raffaelli,
who heads up the council’s community board, said: ‘Our contractors are working flat out to empty bins and deal with litter around the borough.
‘Extra staff are put on during the summer, and we make sure beaches get special attention and have extra bins.
‘We have more than 900-plus bins around the borough, which are emptied as often as possible.
‘It’s great to see people out and about enjoying the beach, the foreshore and our green spaces.
‘With people being furloughed, children not being at school, and the recent sunny weather, these areas are more popular than ever.
‘We know the majority of residents care about their environment and look after it.
‘Gosport also has lots of volunteers who take part in beach-cleans and litter-picking schemes.
‘We’re very grateful to them.
‘But there’s a small number of people who are spoiling it for others.
‘We need everyone to pull together and do the right thing,
‘It’s simple. Please use a bin.
‘If the only available bin is full, please take your rubbish home.’
The campaign echoes an effort launched by Portsmouth City Council last month, called ‘Don’t be a din, put it in the bin’.
Littering is a criminal offence which carries a maximum fine of £2,500 and can be tried in a magistrates’ court.
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