In 2020 A Keep Britain Tidy survey found that half of Britains parks had spent 81% had to spend more on clearing up litter, and 79% more on bin emptying since lockdown was eased in the summer of 2020.
https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/news/new-campaign-launched-face-littering-epidemic-parks
Litter is a blight on our landscape – it damages our green spaces, and impacts our wellbeing. Those of us who care for our communities and the valuable spaces we share are depressed by the lack of care, and lack of visible enforcement in dealing with littering and flytipping.
Covid has increased the number of people using green spaces, but unfortunately for every person taking care of these environments, there is another blighting it through lack of care and civic responsibility.
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