Pick up after yourselves!!
It was a gorgeous walk to and from the gym this morning... except for this:
Rubbish everywhere!!! It always happens after a weekend of fabulous beach weather (which this one was) - dozens of families flock to my little local beach and have a wonderful time, which is great, but I don't think they know what a bin is.
The council has recently stamped the walking track along the beach with big signs telling us to pick up after our dogs - penalty $200. I think. Interestingly, I use this path all the time and have never seen dog shit on it. Pet owners tend to be pretty responsible about these things, and yet tend to cop the most flack.
How about signs on the grassed area saying "Pick up your own shit - penalty $200"??? There certainly needs to be some education especially for the kids, about what happens when their rubbish gets left on the foreshore. But it should be obvious. The photos above of all the junk floating in the water - you can't tell, but I saw a cute little fish swimming round in amongst it. Yuck!!! They shouldn't have to put up with that! Neither should all the birds and other wildlife that makes the area so lovely. Take some responsibility people!!! Maybe kids don't know better but their parents certainly should!
posted by Aussie Rock Chick at 12:42 PM
2 Comments:
When I was at school the "don't litter" thing was huge. Not only did we get in heaps of trouble if we left our rubbish behind at lunch time, we also had lessons and things about why you shouldn't litter and the effect on the environment.
I think educating the kids is the key, kids these days just don't seem to know or care about not littering. Fines would be a good idea too, you should be a part time Council person when you have some rockstar free time :)
Actually DJen, I used to work for the council counting cracks in the footpath - if you can believe that.
It's certainly ONE way to get in shape over the summer!!
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