Bag count - Litter pick campaign

Two things....Firstly, well done! Your black bag takes us to the 50 mark which is a milestone! Secondly, I will mention your comments to McDonalds...they used to collect litter within 50m of their shops in the olden days....not sure if they do now....Thanks again!

I talked to the assistant manager at McDonalds and he said the responsibility lies with Extra, the company who owns the land and they normally send out litter patrols...even though McDonalds do their own litter picking in the immediate vicinity of the store. He has said he will ask for additional litter picking support.... Fair enough - he didn't shirk the responsibility.

Ah no! This is a test project to see if the site works...Generally, signing on does not seem to be a problem so this is news to us! If you know anybody who has had difficulty in signing on can you ask them to contact me please! andre@involve-middevon.org.uk is probably easiest...

Hi Andre, I will do if I see them again, although the person in question maybe anti/not keen on social media/ social content sites and of course their IT literacy I don’t know. I thought this would be useful feedback though. Just as a thought sometime it maybe good to share some photos of the work that’s being done out in the community - just a thought (I know there is a legal consent issue here but perhaps it might be nice as a story) pictures may generate more interes

Just as a point of fact the issue wasn’t signing in it was joining up to the site, perhaps it’s a bit long winded.

Yes, point taken...but the sign up procedure is what it is...we can't change that. I know there may always be an issue with IT skills and just plain fear of the internet but I can't overcome that. I think it would be useful if you can go on Positive Cullompton and blow the trumpet though! :)

Hi “T” I do the same as well I and another litter collector meet every Sunday morning, please keep doing it! And encourage other to do the same it is worth it. We have 40 bags registered now (we have taken that out of our environment)

I would be amazing to see you post here and share your thoughts and experiences

Hi T, Great that you can join us! Given that the original idea was to use shopping bags if you collect 1 big bag (a bin bag for instance) we count it as two here. Although people collect litter in Cullompton we only count the bags that are registered here every week so please continue to add your collection to our total! All the best!

Yes! But such a shame that they are not registering here...We think it would make a difference!

I agree, perhaps linking into the New Neighbourhood groups maybe a good idea?

Fab...as always! :)

Please keep going - it’s fantastic that you are doing this for the community! 😀

We can try to pass that on to the Council!

Please do any pressure that we can put on the council to provide better waste management for Cullompton would be welcomed. Thank you

Completely agree the amount of litter is decreasing and less accumulation. I am finding patterns and locations where it’s the same people littering all the time! Plus there is a distinct lack of public litter bins on Station Road, there is one bin and it’s located by the public toilets at the top of Station Road, for such a busy street it needs to have more bins.

Hi there! Well done - great contribution.

Thanks, it really has made a difference here in Cullompton North. Keep going yourself! :)

Hmmm...can I quote you on this on the Positive Cullompton Facebook page....it may galvanize more people to sign up. I know people are collecting litter but it would be fab if more people actually registered it here....there would be a greater sense of community involvement.

Absolutely! Please do! Litter is such a urgent problem, not only is it unsightly the negative impact it has on wildlife our mental health, our feeling of safety from crime and it also devalues property prices. There are 2 of us here that litter pick every Sunday morning between 6:15am and 7:30 we start from the corner of St Georges View.

Well done, Keep it going!

Well done Rutburger keep it going!

Nicely done, both of you :)

That’s brilliant! Well done and keep it going!

Well done for registering! Lets hope more people join up! :) Keep it up!

Thanks and you too! Keep it going and let’s see if we can encourage more people to do the same!

That’s so great! Please keep doing it, if more people do it will encourage others to stop littering and to pick it up themselves!