The Big Tidy up - free pack and prize draw.

tomstickland

http://www.thebigtidyup.org/index.php
Litter picking campaign.
Great idea - I've been picking up bottles, cans etc from my local area.

Browntoa

I tried picking up women but the police moved me on

Doh_The_BartMan

lol Browntoa.

I couldn't pick up a cold. Aim low & miss, that's me!

Pip26

This is really brilliant - thanks - I hope that there are people who want to do this - posting on here is a really good way of spreading the word widely geographically and maybe doing something postive in their own community.

We have loads of people dumping things where I live as well as dropping ordinary litter and it is really unpleasant for everyone else plus it may help encourage recycling/re-using.

I love getting freebies but am also all for giving some of my free time for things such as this.

Thanks!

juliet_f

Great post, this is a fab idea. I hate seeing the amount of rubbish dropped around our road, it would be great to get one of these organised.

tomstickland

The estate where I live is pretty much litter free. However, the canal and the footpath out the back have provided me with a lot of work. It must just be a few morons who drop it all, most people have been very supportive when they see me picking things up. I filled a bin bag with bottles, cans, crisp packets etc in 20 minutes one day. I was digging deep though.

It provides an interesting insight into the socially challenged.
-might smoke
-like cheap, fatty crisps
-high sugar drinks
-Fosters lager

Pip26

Have to admit do like emptying out the contents of cheap fatty crisp packets myself - into my mouth - as well as high sugar freebie or non freebie sweeties ..... the odd bottle of wine .......... !!!!! but I never drop litter!!!!!

FlyingDutchman

Browntoa wrote: »

I tried picking up women but the police moved me on

LMAO! :rotfl:

Seriously though it sounds like a great idea but isn't it taking away the road sweepers job? (not the picking up of women... LOL!)

Oh, and I HATE litter louts :mad: I guess I was brought up proper like!