Rubbish in parks

[Mumofone]

I went for a run this morning in Peckham Rye, and as to be expected the bins were overflowing with lots of rubbish strewn around. I presume the same in Burgess Park and other parks in Southwark.

Whilst the people bringing and leaving rubbish should take responsibility, perhaps the council could make this easier by installing better bins in Public Parks? e.g. larger bins, with lids that stop animals and birds from foraging. It would also be great to have recycling bins in the parks.

Richmond council has just committed to doing this.

This is a problem every summer but will obviously be worse this summer with social distancing advice.

Anyone got any suggestions to get the council to take some action?

Surely this is cheaper in the long run than having that poor man go around the park daily spending hours picking up litter.

[JohnL]

We went through a phase where bins had to be clear and you could see what was in them (due to fear of bombs being put in them I think).

Not sure what the current way of thinking is.

[Nigello]

https://www.writetothem.com/

Contact your councillors and MP asking for more bins. Also, consider in the meantime picking up a few pieces and throwing them away properly. I do it and I?ve seen others so you won?t look majorly daft!

[ed_pete]

But we also need some of these:

https://images.app.goo.gl/mPPFXHdhsd9V1rMo7

[Nigello]

Yes - writing to the councillor would be a first step, and/or DIY. Direct action (like picking up litter) is needed.

[kiera]

ed_pete Wrote:

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> But we also need some of these:

> https://images.app.goo.gl/mPPFXHdhsd9V1rMo7

Thank you - that's a great poster!

[Nigello]

Print them out and stick on the bins. I?ve no printer so can?t. If I did, I would.

[worldwiser]

Those posters are amazing.

[Mumofone]

Thanks all, I have written to the local councillors...not overly ambitious about change. I do already pick up rubbish when I'm out. Interesting to know if the bins are like that for fear of bomb threat.

That York council poster is brilliant.

[KidKruger]

Thought the dog had found a dead mouse in Dulwich Park.

But no, just a loaded tampon.

I?d have thought if you?re going to remove it in the park, you could walk it to the nearest bin or wrap it in tissue / a crisp packet and dispose of somewhere responsible.

Anyone know under what circumstances this is OK ?

[rachp]

Mumofone Wrote:

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> Thanks all, I have written to the local

> councillors...not overly ambitious about change.

> I do already pick up rubbish when I'm out.

> Interesting to know if the bins are like that for

> fear of bomb threat.

>

> That York council poster is brilliant.

I have just written an email to Richard Livingstone who is the lead councillor on this and shared the poster with him as an example. His email address is below if anyone else wants to do the same

[email protected]

[singalto]

KK, that is gross.. There is no Situation where that is ok. The council is so short of money so spending it on more bins seems awful. Why oh why can?t people take their rubbish home?

[tiddles]

I used to pick up litter and pop in nearest bin but a)the bins are overflowing and b) I am avoiding touching anything when out!

[fishboy]

Living opposite Peckham Rye Park, I can tell you that most of the rubbish is from the various rowdy groups who seem to think it's fine to have parties / gatherings of way more than six people until gone midnight in the locked park. My family go for a walk there every weekday around 7.30 and the park is a tip. And bearing in mind there are no toilet facilities, I expect there's a lot more been left behind too. I've submitted reports to the Met online several times, but zero response apart from the usual "We've passed it on to the relevant dept" emails.

Anyone else fed up with this inconsiderate behaviour?

[tomster]

If anyone is interested Idverde the guys who maintain Peckham Rye are in conjunction with some volunteers are running a community litter pick of Peckham Rye on Monday 20th July at 10 am.

If you interested in joining to provide a bit of help to maintain our amazing park space please pm me and I will send details of the meeting point.

Thanks

Tom

[Nigello]

I just saw several overflowing bins and piles of litter in PRP, the bit nearer to Colyton. I picked up and threw away some items from Colyton Road but left the park rubbish as I was with a friend who was walking a dog. It?s just not going to disappear as a problem. I?ll ask the council to double up the bins and pick up bits when alone. Not much else one can do.

[Froglander]

The groups who play or played football at the weekends also used to leave rubbish behind including chicken bones. Have they started playing again?

[seenbeen]

Froglander Wrote:

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> The groups who play or played football at the

> weekends also used to leave rubbish behind

> including chicken bones. Have they started playing

> again?

Chicken bones are bad...they splinter and can cause terrible damage to animals who chew them

[first mate]

More and more broken glass everywhere too. In the park, on the roads, on the pavements. What on earth are people doing, learning to juggle with glass bottles?

The glass is deadly for animals and also dangerous for pedestrians. Cyclists will also suffer. What can be done to curb the increase?

[rachp]

Things that might work:

More bins/bigger bins/ bins emptied more frequently- Dulwich Park seemed to be doing a much better job on this front when I went there a couple of weeks ago. I've seen no positive change in PR

Campaigns to educate/encourage positive change (like the one in York)

Ban alcohol/increase police presence in the evening - they are trying to do this in Hackney as local residents became fed up of the parks being taken over by revellers and excluding everyone else

Fines being enforced

I would suggest anyone who has had enough writes directly to Cllr Richard Livingstone as he leads on this area for Southwark and he does read and respond to his emails

So far, apart from an improved bin situation in DP, I've seen virtually no action from Southwark. Richard did like the York poster when I sent to him though and said he would look into whether something can be done here.

[seenbeen]

Unfortunately many children take careful note of their rights in the citizenship lessons in school but ignore the bits about responsibilities.

[singalto]

I still don?t understand why people can bring food and drink to the park but are incapable of taking their rubbish away with them..

[kristymac1]

singalto Wrote:

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> I still don?t understand why people can bring food

> and drink to the park but are incapable of taking

> their rubbish away with them..

This ^^

insufficient bins/overflowing bins is not an excuse - take your rubbish home - it really isn't difficult

[KidKruger]

Leaving your garbage in bags by the bin does not work, you may as well throw it on the ground around the bin.

Guess what there are foxes.

[dontbesilly]

There is always going to be rubbish in parks lets face it, getting all annoyed at people for leaving the odd beer can on the grass because they are too drunk (we all do this form time to time) to be bothered to find a bin is not the answer- putting big bins in the park is the solution.

On Clapham Common they have massive bins everywhere you look, and people use them. Whereas Peckham Rye has the same amount of bins that are there all year round and always seem to be full. When they are full, i think its perfectly fine to dump your rubbish on the floor beside the bin, as at least you have made some effort. Where else is it supposed to go?