Environmental group Sustainable Nantwich has called on the “selfish minority” to stop polluting the town’s beauty spots.
It says areas such as Nantwich Lake are being blighted by a tide of throw away plastic bottles, cans, ice cream and snack wrappers.
Sustainable Nantwich campaigner Emilie Janman said it was understandable people wanted to get out after months of isolation.
But she added: “It’s tragic that their version of freedom was to indulge in an orgy of plastic pollution.”
Cheshire East Council waste and recycling team members were out from 4am after one recent weekend.
And they cleared up four lorry loads of trash from the town’s parks and green spaces.
Many local volunteers also helped in the clear up.
Emilie added: “This is their own future they are trashing – that’s what’s so sad.
“The one thing we should have learned from the COVID-19 crisis is that the actions we take are connected. Exploiting nature has a kick back on us.
“Throw away single use plastic is a blight on our precious earth, chocking wildlife on land, in the rivers and seas, and creating a toxic legacy in our soils and air.
“It’s now in the food we eat and the air we breathe.
“What we saw last week was pure arrogance and ignorance as the brain-dead dumped their party rubbish into hedges, along the river bank and all over the fields.”
She called for the next generation to be different and stand up for the future.
“COVID-19 should have been a wake-up call for us all.
“The last generation may have failed to protect the planet, but we have to behave differently or we really are in serious trouble.”
It’s not just bins the gutters are full of dead grass all over town
It may have escaped you but all pubs and eating places are closed, lovely weather no job to go to, party time in the park, it’s been non stop for weeks!!
However the mind set of people not using a bin, or using an already overflowing bin is a very worrying trend, it shows many feel entitled to just lob and go, total lack of thought is not just here, but all around the country exactly the same.
This generation of under 25’s is the most selfish ever known, time they got real as they are killing wildlife and the planet.
not to mention the dangers of BBQ in woodland, totally thickos
Indeed spot a bin and it is full, if your litter is on the top and a cat or bird knocks it off into the street, technically that is fly tipping. receive a fine, I always take mine home for that reason, or if not full just squash your rubbish down into the bin. Always carry a bag in your car, we should be able to live our lives better, and given cash squeezes on council services in favour of the elderly care we should all do our bit
I echo the previous comments, it’s always someone else’s problem isn’t it? Mind you, if there were more bins or if they were larger maybe they wouldn’t overflow quite so quickly. But then would the council empty them as regularly? Or is it wishful thinking that the council could provide separate bins for plastics which could then be recycled? I’m afraid it’s a fact of life that there are lazy people out there so all we can do is try to mitigate them.
Poor parenting skills to blame, if the parents don’t give a toss neither will the next lot off the press, society has become self entitled, selfish, and lazy
I agree. I really don’t understand why, when a bin is full, people can’t take their rubbish home and dispose of it there instead of trying to balance it on top and then watch is fall on the floor.