QUOTE: “Throwing litter from a vehicle can be dangerous for other vehicles [and for] our wildlife and shows a total lack of respect for our residents and local community. ENDS
You ought to see what the workmen who install new bathrooms dump in the countryside.
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Utter scumbags.
The RSPCA receives 5,000 calls a year regarding litter. That’s an average of roughly 14 calls every day!
The World Wide Fund for Nature report that 1.5 million tonnes of plastic waste derives from water bottles.
33% of litter comes from fast food.
The UK has the worst statistics for litter, with a jaw-dropping 62% of England’s residents admitting to littering.
One billion seabirds are killed by litter every year, while 260 marine animal species have become trapped by litter in the ocean.
Trash that is mindlessly thrown on the floor is having a seriously detrimental effect on plants and animals. Not only is it a direct threat to many creatures’ health, but it can also destroy their habitats and environment.
Here are just some of the most common problems caused by litter:
Animals getting trapped and entangled in plastic packaging.
Wildlife suffocating in plastic bags and similar litter.
Creatures cutting themselves on sharp objects thrown away by humans.
Wildlife getting stuck in discarded gum.
Litter damaging the homes and nests animals spend so long creating for themselves.
These are just a few of the many issues plaguing our wonderful wildlife. You’ll notice a trend in each of the above examples: every one of them is entirely avoidable.
The simple answer is, stop littering! Failing to properly dispose of your rubbish is careless and incredibly damaging to our planet.
National Highways conducts regular research to better understand why people litter from vehicles, and what might change this, before focusing efforts on changing behaviour.
Freda said: "Last year we asked Keep Britain Tidy to undertake some research for us to find out more about who litters on our roads and why.from a vehicle window increased among people with children under the age of four, and those who use our road network more often. By far, fruit cores and peels are what most people admit to throwing out their window. This is likely due to the perceived
"There were several focus groups - it's quite surprising that people do admit to littering for various reasons. 16% of drivers said that they had disposed of an item of rubbish from a vehicle window. The proportion of people who admitted to littering
Driving understanding and behavioural change among the public is clearly central to success. When it comes to how, Geoff said: "The bins and poster campaigns - warning people of the dangers of littering and encouraging awareness – funded by NationalHighways are helpful. Educating the public and changing behaviour at a grassroots level, such as in schools, also makes a difference."
litter road HedgehogOutside taking direct action to stop littering, Freda also discusses the positive opportunities for protecting wildlife around the road network: "As a significant landowner, National Highways has an important role to play inincreasing biodiversity around our road network. Our verges and green areas provide homes to a rich and diverse range of species, vital to a healthy ecosystem. They also create invaluable green corridors which connect different habitats. A great example
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