I was out with a couple of friends last night and one grabbed a sandwich on our way home.
When he was 90% through it he threw the remaining on the pavement. My other friend pulled him up for littering but was drowned out by both of our arguments of it not actually being littering because it’s bio-degradable.
What do all of you think?
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I think I’d do a shite on his doorstep and if he complains just tell him it’s bio-degradable
Yes it’s littering and it also attracts rats.
Yes, of course it is.
Doesn’t matter whether or not it’s littering (it is, by the way) – it’s a scummy thing to do. Do you really want rotting food all over our pavements?
It’s littering. Yes, it’s bio-degradable and will break down eventually, but it makes the streets look gross. Find a bin and chuck it, or eat the rest of it.
This is like the idiots that throw banana skins on the floor saying “They’re biodegradable ” but they’ll still be there in 2 years time. Mario Kart excluded
Would you like it if I came and dumped half a tonne of compost on your front lawn?
It’s ok because it’s biodegradable.
Yes… unless you enjoy rats, or perhaps feed the seagulls, or enjoy cleaning it of your shoes etc
Where I live, that would be considered feeding the seagulls… And you’d definitely get yelled at for it
Does it belong on the floor or in the bin?
If it’s the latter, it’s littering.
kudos to your other friend! of course it’s littering.
spit in his face and if he objects, tell him that it washes off
Yes it littering. It will also help feed things like rats. Don’t be a slob, put it in a bin or eat it
From what I have heard your littering friend seems like a oxygen thief..
Try that near my hometown, the gulls don’t let it touch the ground, that’s if they don’t steal it the second you open it!
A women fed a tiny bit of crust from a sausage roll to a pigeon and someone from the council I think was hiding behind something, or in a doorway spying on people doing exactly that and pounced, women got a fined for littering, here’s one story, I read on another article he actually was ina doorway that’s why he appeared out of no where https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1142701/UK-littering-red-tape-bath-pigeon?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target
If I seen someone throw a crust I’d think it was for seagulls, where I live we have loads I got a warning off the council for feeding them out my window
It is litter in law, and you will get fined if you’re spotted doing so by a civil enforcement officer.
A turd is biodegradable.
Def littering. Yes some creature will probably eat it, but that’s not the point.
I work in town centres early and often see traders ( coffee shop/ bakers etc, not going to mention any names) put bread rolls and sometimes whole loaves on the pavement to feed the birds. There are no council revenue raising litter enforcement patrols around then, but I agree it’s litter that attracts rats , but a piece of sandwich is a tip of the iceberg to the problem.
The only time I might, possibly, maybe, say it’s OK is if you’re somewhere really remote – andni don’t mean the Pyg Track up Snowdon, but if you’re miles away from footpaths in the Brecon Beacons, it’s not going to be much of a problem.
But even then I’m not sure why you’d bother. You carried the sandwich there, you can carry the leftover back.
Throwing a sandwich on the pavement is quite obviously littering. Apart from the prospect of being fined for it, can you imagine everyone did that – just threw their pizza crusta and fried chicken bones on the ground as they walked along?
It’s biodegradable but it’s not gonna dissapear in 5 minutes. It’s gonna sit there and get all horrible. Someone might stand in it. Imagine it was normal, there would just be food everywhere on the pavement.
Floor =/= pavement/sidewalk =/= gutter =/= grass in the park =/= by the edge of the bushes or trees in the park. That’s your sliding scale from bad to not so bad.
It depends. Is there someone there waiting to eat it up?
Yes it is. Same as throwing a paper receipt is littering. Both are biodegradable but other people have to look at and step on them until they biodegrade.
Throwing your cold pizza slice is also littering.
If you it didn’t come from the floor then it shouldn’t be left on the floor
I once saw someone slip and fall on a clump of discarded chips. Bread would be another banana skin for some poor sod
Direct quote from the government’s littering campaign website:
“Litter does not clean itself away. It can take years to degrade, causing harm to wildlife and habitats. Food people drop – whether it is half-eaten burgers, chips or apple cores – can attract pigeons and vermin such as rats.
Research shows litter contributes to further crime and that people feel less safe in areas that are littered.”
“More than two million pieces of litter are dropped in the UK every day. The cost to the taxpayers for street cleaning is over £1 billion a year.”
Eat kinda scummy behaviour is that? Like wtf
Op I need to know, how old are you and your friends
Everything degrades, all will be dust.
In the meantime, that is absolutely littering.