Littering postal workers targeted

[Big Daz]

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Postal workers who drop red rubber bands used for bundling letters in the street are being targeted by anti-litter campaigners.

Keep Britain Tidy has warned those caught dropping litter face on-the-spot fines of £80, and said postal workers should not be above the law.

It claimed 6% of England's streets were littered with rubber bands, as well as many private driveways and paths.

There are concerns that the bands could be dangerous to animals if swallowed.

Half-eaten pizza

Fines for littering can reach as high as £2,500 in cases that go to court.

Keep Britain Tidy is calling on Royal Mail to tackle the issue, and is asking residents to collect up discarded red rubber bands as part of its Big Tidy Up campaign.

The charity's Dickie Felton said: "Elastic bands may not be as visually offensive as dog dirt or half-eaten pizza, but they are most definitely litter.

"Royal Mail staff who drop elastic bands could potentially face prosecution for littering. Is is really too much to ask them to put the rubber bands in their pocket as they do their daily rounds?"

Mr Felton suggested the move might also save Royal Mail money.

[Stormproof]

Mr Felton suggested the move might also save Royal Mail money.

If RM get decent elastic bands THEN maybe they will save money! If we are going to start getting targeted I think maybe we should go back to using string, otherwise we will end up with no wages by the end of the week

[stokes11eg]

Mr Felton suggested the move might also save Royal Mail money.

If RM get decent elastic bands THEN maybe they will save money! If we are going to start getting targeted I think maybe we should go back to using string, otherwise we will end up with no wages by the end of the week

Looking back, it seems for the past four years, Posties have been targeted by everyone, i'm starting to get paranoid!
All the detractors should be made to walk in our Magnums and do the job for at least six weeks,and see how well they could do.

[norbert]

Mr Felton suggested the move might also save Royal Mail money.

If RM get decent elastic bands THEN maybe they will save money! If we are going to start getting targeted I think maybe we should go back to using string, otherwise we will end up with no wages by the end of the week

Looking back, it seems for the past four years, Posties have been targeted by everyone, i'm starting to get paranoid!
All the detractors should be made to walk in our Magnums and do the job for at least six weeks,and see how well they could do.

It's all been done in the 80's & 90's , any little thing , tittle tattle for the local rag , Private =Good , Public = Bad , there was even a part of one Government Dept to ensure there was a case made for privatization in the papers , the drip , drip effect .

They'd :lfo on R2's Jeremy Vine once going on about rubber bands , it's all quite deliberate to get him off the hook , a distraction etc

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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Section 87 Environmental Protection Act 1990 - Offence of leaving litter – prosecution and fixed penalties

A person is guilty of an offence if he throws down, drops or otherwise deposits any litter in any place in the area of a principal litter authority which is open to the air on at least one side1, and leaves it. It is immaterial …whether the litter is deposited on land or in water.

Littering is not just an offence in public places such as shopping and recreation areas, pavements, public spaces and car parks, but on any private land, as well as land covered by water, as long as it is open to the air. The offence of littering is described in section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and its scope was extended by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. Certain officers, including Police Community Support Officers, and authorised officers of a local authority, National Park Authority or Parish or Town Councils, may issue a Fixed Penalty Notice for a litter offence under section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, as an alternative to prosecution. The fixed penalty charge will be £75, but may vary as local authorities can set the amount of fixed penalties locally within a range prescribed in Regulations. If, instead, the offender is prosecuted in court, and convicted, he or she may be fined up to level 4 on the standard scale (currently £2,500) for each offence.

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Section 87 Environmental Protection Act 1990 - Offence of leaving litter – prosecution and fixed penalties

A person is guilty of an offence if he throws down, drops or otherwise deposits any litter in any place in the area of a principal litter authority which is open to the air on at least one side1, and leaves it. It is immaterial …whether the litter is deposited on land or in water.

Littering is not just an offence in public places such as shopping and recreation areas, pavements, public spaces and car parks, but on any private land, as well as land covered by water, as long as it is open to the air. The offence of littering is described in section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and its scope was extended by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. Certain officers, including Police Community Support Officers, and authorised officers of a local authority, National Park Authority or Parish or Town Councils, may issue a Fixed Penalty Notice for a litter offence under section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, as an alternative to prosecution. The fixed penalty charge will be £75, but may vary as local authorities can set the amount of fixed penalties locally within a range prescribed in Regulations. If, instead, the offender is prosecuted in court, and convicted, he or she may be fined up to level 4 on the standard scale (currently £2,500) for each offence.

So are door to doors litter just because we put them through doors does not mean that they are not accessible to the open air window open door a jar!. And what of all the pieces of paper from the wet letters that drops off as we trudge through the rain!. AS ALWAYS POLITICIANS AND THE MEDIA ARE THE MOST WASTEFUL AND LITTERING OF ALL NOT THE HUMBLE POSTMAN!.