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| 'Let litter pile up' in streets | 'Let litter pile up' in streets |
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| Letting litter pile up in streets now and again would "shock" people into putting their rubbish in bins, the Local Government Association has said. | Letting litter pile up in streets now and again would "shock" people into putting their rubbish in bins, the Local Government Association has said. |
| The tactic was tried in Manchester and East Lothian and proved an "effective way" of highlighting the issue, said environment spokesman Paul Bettison. | The tactic was tried in Manchester and East Lothian and proved an "effective way" of highlighting the issue, said environment spokesman Paul Bettison. |
| He claimed some 30 million tonnes of litter was dropped in England annually, costing councils £663 million. | He claimed some 30 million tonnes of litter was dropped in England annually, costing councils £663 million. |
| And taxpayers would benefit greatly if communities were kept tidy, he added. | And taxpayers would benefit greatly if communities were kept tidy, he added. |
| People discarded items "without even thinking about it", Mr Bettison told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. | People discarded items "without even thinking about it", Mr Bettison told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. |
| "Far too many people do throw litter away. The British reserve is such that I know a lot of people will actually pick it up for you, rather than tackle you if you throw it away." | "Far too many people do throw litter away. The British reserve is such that I know a lot of people will actually pick it up for you, rather than tackle you if you throw it away." |
| HAVE YOUR SAY Where I live no-one picks up the rubbish in the street Helen Pope, Eastwood href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=4618&edition=2&ttl=20061101110521" class="">Send us your comments He said that if the practice stopped, taxpayers' money would not have to be spent on the employment of so many street-cleaners. | |
| And the scale of the problem meant that it was impossible to ignore, even for a single day. | And the scale of the problem meant that it was impossible to ignore, even for a single day. |
| "We all know that if you don't pick up litter on Monday, you'll have to work twice as hard picking it all up on Tuesday," Mr Bettison added. | "We all know that if you don't pick up litter on Monday, you'll have to work twice as hard picking it all up on Tuesday," Mr Bettison added. |