Plastic on Cans Discarded by Football Fans

No litter's good litter. But some carelessly discarded items present a considerably greater hazard than others. We spotted this piece of plastic used to hold together cans of beer, lager or cider lying seemingly innocently on a path.

If these are not broken up before recycling and instead get loose into our environment like this then they can prove lethal. No only do they present a trip risk for dogs, children or cats. But larger birds can get entangled in them and if they found their way into cycle spokes then the resulting calamity doesn't bear thinking about.

During the current world cup football festival there will unfortunately be hundreds more of these secreting themselves in our waste infrastructure. If like us, you break up any you come across and dispose of them in the usual way then you'll know you're doing your bit for our world cup team.

New Bin Success and Partial Bench Redress

A success and a partial success to report.

The appropriate officials have now fully rectified the problematic bin situation we reported on 3 May. Users of the shops on the Bebington Road strip now have a refreshed rubbish recepticle in which to deposit their litter. Thanks to those concerned for quick action on this.

The obscene graffiti on the bench near the Civic Centre has had a very partial make-over. The offending sentiments have been painted over with suitable colour-matched paint. We assume the Council anti-graffiti squad who we reported this to aren't sent out armed with sufficient tools to sand back the wood which has been mindlessly scratched into. We're pleased the horror has been obscured from a distance. But hope that other trades people will be sent in due course to more fully smarten up this street furniture.