Environment
fromMail Online
2 weeks agoThe rise of 'polite litterers' who can't be bothered to find a bin
Thoughtfully placed 'polite litter' in nooks and on ledges accounts for nearly half of non-cigarette littering in observed UK urban sites.
Last year, a quarter of residents described their neighbourhood as dirty or very dirty, rising to two in five in the city centre. Hester van Buren, city finance chief and responsible for waste collection, said however illogical it sounds, trials in busy shopping streets and parks have suggested that taking away some of the city's 12,000 litter bins is the answer.