tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260368247892986612.post4137144163966454425..comments2023-04-26T01:25:41.730-07:00Comments on Simon Crowcroft: St. Helier is getting cleanerSimon Crowcrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13982838208865788134noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260368247892986612.post-65353064197571838692010-03-03T23:31:44.341-08:002010-03-03T23:31:44.341-08:00Well done Simon! St Helier will soon be the clean...Well done Simon! St Helier will soon be the cleanest ghetto in Europe.<br />Perhaps you can enter a competition and win a prize?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260368247892986612.post-35258895296999420492010-03-03T19:48:49.954-08:002010-03-03T19:48:49.954-08:00How about getting the Honorary Police equally visi...How about getting the Honorary Police equally visible on the streets of town after dark?<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260368247892986612.post-87753314725780713272010-02-20T02:08:28.343-08:002010-02-20T02:08:28.343-08:00What about "dog ends" smokers just ignor...What about "dog ends" smokers just ignore bins & think they have a right to drop them anywhere.<br />The worst part is when they don't even extinguish them so anyone without shoes or wearing sandel type footwear could burn themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260368247892986612.post-25864448491232766542010-02-19T11:42:00.167-08:002010-02-19T11:42:00.167-08:00http://www.longwood.edu/CLEANVA/cigbuttarticles.ht...http://www.longwood.edu/CLEANVA/cigbuttarticles.htm<br /><br />"The smoking ban has resulted in smokers having to vacate pubs and smoke outside resulting in a lot of butts on the street. Some pubs have installed containers on stands to prevent people from leaving their cigarette stubs on the ground, and now Sean Ó Neachtain is calling for such 'municipal ashtrays' to be installed outside pubs throughout the city."<br /><br />n the UK,cigarettes account for over 40% of street litter.(Source:ENCAMS) <br /><br />"The answer is a combination of provision (of better more convenient disposal facilities), education (communicating the damage caused by this kind of litter and making people aware of considerate disposal options) and enforcement (penalizing people who drop cigarette and other forms of litter)."<br /><br />A point to ponder!TonyTheProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260368247892986612.post-46176437292470158252010-02-17T14:33:49.115-08:002010-02-17T14:33:49.115-08:00The euro bins near where I lived were always overf...The euro bins near where I lived were always overflowing with bin bags ripped open by seagulls. It was a real mess and must have taken a while to clean up. <br />Another eye sore was the constant stream of litter along the roadsides. It was worse in the evenings and really bad at weekends. <br />I no longer live in town but I can only assume that this is much better for residents. I wish litter was not an issue in the rural areas, but sadly it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com