Trashing Te Hiku
Once again this morning headed off to the tip with recycling bin, once again stopped at the corner (SH10/Inland Road) to pick up the cans and bottles etc tossed from vehicles. Thought, it's better than usual, but then looked in the drain behind the garden; a disgusting mess of bottles, nappies (disposable?), softdrink bottles and takeaway food containers etc.
How totally brainless you low-life trash-heads really are. The next rain and it will all wash into the creek and then out into the bay at Aurere. As if the sea life needs any more plastic in the foodchain.
I cleaned up and sorted for recycling/dumping at my own expense, and then carried on along the road. Within 150 metres I'd filled two bags with the same sort of garbage. I could have easily filled more in a very short time if I'd had them.
Come on people, this isn't good enough. Let's commence a war on roadside trash. Perhaps the council, along with community boards, can initiate a programme of stopping trashing our region. Perhaps getting schools on board with a competition to design anti-litter signs such as 'Take some pride in where you live,' 'Welcome to the Far North,' 'Trash-Free Zone' etc, and place these along the highways. Could make a small difference.
