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First litter pick of 2018!

Coventry,CV6 5BD

10 Jan 2018

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Litter pick on way to work 11-11.30ish After having a week off with fever, I did my first litter pick of the new year. I was expecting lots of cans and potentially firework remnants from irresponsible drunks and other people who seem to think it's ok to litter. Sadly there were plenty of cans in places but I now have a good technique where I collect all recyclables in my Sainsbury's Bag for Life and then empty it in my work mixed recycling bin :) And I collect all regular other rubbish in a bin bag which I dispose of in a bin at the end of my canal walk. Sadly this week I also saw what looked like intestines (entrails or something) hanging out of a black bin bag which had been dumped on the towpath. When I mentioned it to the Council they instructed me to call the Police ASAP. So I did...

clearly they weren't bothered as the next day on my walk I saw that they had emptied the entire bag and what I thought was internal offal-looking stuff and left it looking even worse than before - they could've taken it away and disposed of it surely! And the Council was more bothered about me calling the Police and telling them I had done so than offering to help with cleaning it up, surprise surprise. Also they told me Coventry City Council is not responsible for litter along the Canal. Seriously. Thanks as always Coventry City Council. And an extra special thanks to West Midlands Police too - clearly littering is not a big deal for them..

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