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Author	freescotland14
Comment	It's not though? Like, I've seen plenty of people litter with my own eyes, but that's only part of the problem. The main issues are: * Multiple competing waste management companies. This means most businesses just leave flimsy plastic bags on pavement, which looks bad in and of itself and then are prone to be torn open by seagulls etc. * A solution to this would be to have centralised waste drop-off points like they have in the Netherlands and keep the management of it in-house with the council. [Have a wee look at this video here how it works.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JtoSafhvLM&ab_channel=NotJustBikes) * Many bins aren't emptied often enough (due to a lack of investment in street cleaning services) meaning even if you do put it in the bin, it is likely to get blown out of the bin and become litter. The weather in Glasgow makes this more likely. * When was the last time you saw a street cleaning team in Glasgow? As in a road sweep, mechanical or an actual person? Almost every city in the world will have cunts who litter, but the solution is to have teams clean it up. * This doesn't just mean guys with a litter picker, a lot of European cities literally have night teams that power wash the streets. I can't even imagine this being debated in Glasgow There are very very few things I hate more than people who litter - can't get my head around the lack of respect and self-indulgence it takes to do that. But that's just point out one part of the problem. And even that one part has solutions, no? Like more advertising campaigns against littering and, more importantly, heavy penalties, and teams to enforce those penalties for those that do litter... Genuinely get people who litter or don't pick up dog shite doing community service.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/wlmsvc/the_good_and_bad_of_glasgow_in_2022/iju6net/
Created	Thu 11th Aug 2022 10:58am
Status	normal ()

It's not though? Like, I've seen *plenty* of people litter with my own eyes, but that's only part of the problem. The main issues are:

* Multiple competing waste management companies. This means most businesses just leave flimsy plastic bags on pavement, which looks bad in and of itself and then are prone to be torn open by seagulls etc.
* A solution to this would be to have centralised waste drop-off points like they have in the Netherlands and keep the management of it in-house with the council. [Have a wee look at this video here how it works.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JtoSafhvLM&ab_channel=NotJustBikes)
* Many bins aren't emptied often enough (due to a lack of investment in street cleaning services) meaning even if you do put it in the bin, it is likely to get blown out of the bin and become litter. The weather in Glasgow makes this more likely.
* When was the last time you saw a street cleaning team in Glasgow? As in a road sweep, mechanical or an actual person? Almost every city in the world will have cunts who litter, but the solution is to have teams clean it up.
* This doesn't just mean guys with a litter picker, a lot of European cities literally have night teams that power wash the streets. I can't even imagine this being debated in Glasgow

There are very very few things I hate more than people who litter - can't get my head around the lack of respect and self-indulgence it takes to do that. But that's just point out one part of the problem. And even that one part has solutions, no? Like more advertising campaigns against littering and, more importantly, heavy penalties, and teams to enforce those penalties for those that do litter... Genuinely get people who litter or don't pick up dog shite doing community service.