education is the key. the message that littering is frowned upon and not tolerated should have a higher profile. there is nothing wrong with KBB volunteers handing out leaflets at the airport, on our roads, especially at large roadside events – urging people to clean up after themselves.

Yup. And we continue to expect our island to miraculously clean itself while importing persons who don’t have a care in the world for the environment or litter problem in their own country, so why should they care in Bermuda. And as is typically Bermudian, we adapt the bad habits of others before instilling our good habits. Yes – education and enforcement. But if we are serious, we need to appoint a Litter Czar of sorts and it has to be a paid position and not dependent upon hand outs and volunteers. There are several Govt departments that could get together to fund one or two people but we’ll just keep sweeping this issue under the rug. A personal pet peeve and why I hate walking during daylight hours. It is absolutely horrible out there!

This is another situation where profiling would work and kudos to the person who reported the litterer to the police – shame on the police for not responding. The law is the law – enforce it or find a new line of work.

The onus is on the camping permit holder to leave their camp site as they found it. Clean.

This is the way it is done in many US state park campgrounds. It works. Been to many state park campgrounds & seeing anything more than the odd scrap of trash is rare.

Bermudians prove themselves time after time of being thoughtless slobs when it comes to public property. Hit them in the wallet for their disrespect for their Island.

Can you get ANY LAZIER?!?!?!

You wonder why some people have negative opinions about others?!?!?!? really!?!?!?!

You people have no shame and no sense of cleanliness or island pride! Get off our island if you cannot respect it!

a) in the bushes, anywhere
b) on someone’s private property
c) on the side of the road
d) in a public park on the ground or in bushes
e) in a parking lot

ect

These people are notorious for disposing of any old appliances in the same manner od utter disregard. This includes large appliances like washers, dryers, fridges, deep freezes, etc.

For some people, the environment and nature is lame and does not matter, it is for the other people to fix.

These people who toss their trash are disgusting and pathetic and should go somewhere else and pollute their nation. I am tired of watching these lazy people change their baby’s diapers and toss that poo-filled thing out their car window in broad daylight. Just utter pathetic laziness. We all know who these people are. But are we man enough to admit it?

I was driving behind a cyclist drinking out of a paper bag (earlier this year) who promptly tossed the empty into the roadside hedge. I coppied his licence plate number, time and a description of the perp, went back and collected his trash. I turned it in to the police. You could see the expression on their faces like “what do you expect me to do with this”? I have yet to hear back from the Police regarding the up coming court case or any mention of the crime being reported.

I agree with this article. Littering has gotten completely out of control.

They’ll soon learn.

But I too spoke up during the Middle to End and oh my, this girl and her friend had no respect for our beautiful Island we were all out enjoying that day and carelessly in front of others tossed her bottle and trash into the bushes. When I said ‘Excuse me’ (politely none the less because it is a touch subject with the entitled youth) it was returned with a very guilty and nasty response but still had no shame.

What are parents teaching kids now-a-days that they can’t even care for their beautiful island home?! We live in paradise – treat it like one. Especially for the one day of the year so many are out walking and admiring it!!!!

Same could be done here. The problem is enforcement. When was the last time anyone was hauled before the court & given a MEANINGFUL penalty for littering?

I’ve been to many places in the US ( you know , that filthy place )where you can drive for 20 miles without seeing the tiniest piece of trash on the roadside but here you can’t go twenty feet without seeing trash and litter.

You say ‘we allow it’ , but that’s not entirely true . If one does catch someone in the act of being a careless pig and you speak up ,as I have in the past , you’re met with a most nasty and unpleasant response , usually ending with the very old retort that it gives someone else a job. Some mentality , eh ?

As for a bottle bill . When I was growing up there was one and the kids made a lot of pocket change collecting and recycling bottles but with how things are now in this technology driven age and the possible cost overall of doing it I’m not sure if it would be as effective as one might think .