Peter Burgess
New member
Here's an idea to think about.
Take a look at the surface areas around the more popular sites we visit.
How much litter can you see lying around? Imagine you are a local resident, or just a passer by. Would your first thought be to associate the mess you can see with the cavers who frequent the area? Probably yes.
So take 5 minutes to pick up the litter and take it away. It doesn't take much effort, and, who knows? Someone might actually spot you doing it.
Some years back, I did just this at a site local to me. A car pulled up, and a man got out to have a go at me about the messy cavers. In his eyes we were all tarred with the same brush. The litter was largely the debris from the local take away in the town nearby. This layby was a popular spot for drivers to pull over, eat, chuck their rubbish out of the window, and drive off. The majority of the litter I had collected was coke bottles and McDonald wrappers.
The local apologised, and went off a bit wiser I would like to think.
Take a look at the surface areas around the more popular sites we visit.
How much litter can you see lying around? Imagine you are a local resident, or just a passer by. Would your first thought be to associate the mess you can see with the cavers who frequent the area? Probably yes.
So take 5 minutes to pick up the litter and take it away. It doesn't take much effort, and, who knows? Someone might actually spot you doing it.
Some years back, I did just this at a site local to me. A car pulled up, and a man got out to have a go at me about the messy cavers. In his eyes we were all tarred with the same brush. The litter was largely the debris from the local take away in the town nearby. This layby was a popular spot for drivers to pull over, eat, chuck their rubbish out of the window, and drive off. The majority of the litter I had collected was coke bottles and McDonald wrappers.
The local apologised, and went off a bit wiser I would like to think.