The City That Never Sweeps - Dublin Litter

Turquoise Hexagon Sun

speaking about the litter, specifically.

Dublin city has to be one of the filthiest cities I've ever known. I'm born and bred here but it's beyond a joke now. Have you seen this place? It's embassing. What is it with Dub's aversion to putting a bit of rubbish in your pocket until you find a bin? Or just using a bin? It's there's something in the heroin that makes them not use a bin that acts like Krytponite to Superman for these filthy dim-wits?

I'm not proud to call myself a Dub because the place is a dive. Not because the city looks too bad. I love this city. That's why it makes me ashamed to be a Dub. It's the people. Not everyone, of course, but there is enough people willing to litter that we look like a third world country.

I've seen hard-working volunteers donate food to those in need and they just open the food and toss the wrappers on the ground. kids and teens just nonchalantly drop rubbish anywhere. A professional woman on the bus in front of me always used to stuff her wrapper from her hot-deli sausages between the seat and wall of the bus and then leave her unfinished coffee on the floor so it spilt everywhere. This woman is in her 30's/40's. There's a bin at the stop she gets off. What's going through these people's minds?

What is the mentality of these nitbags that force the rest of us to live constantly in their shite? Is there anything the council can do? There are only so many bins you can put around but it takes a molecule of brainpower and energy to actually use them.

Can we actually enforce on-the-spot little fines and maybe start calling people out? Maybe offer a system where people can claim back money on cans/recyclables. That way people in need pick up some of the little to get some return on it.

I don't blame anyone but the perpetrators and maybe parents. Obviously, they didn't get the basic memo that living in filth because you litter isn't nice, basic 101 life lesson.

Apparently, litter levels have been worst they've been in 13 years, some parts of the country including 2 places in Dublin

https://i.imgur.com/K320N0N.jpg

Badly Drunk Boy

Can we actually enforce on-the-spot little fines and maybe start calling people out?

I know a lot of people don't like confrontation (myself included) but if you feel so strongly about it and witnessed that professional woman leaving stuff on the bus regularly (for example), why did you say something?

Fandymo

I'm from a small town in Co. Dublin. I've often called after someone telling them they've dropped something and ran up to them to give them their empty cigarette box back, or coke bottle. Most of them time they're embarrassed that it's happened and I'd always point out the nearest bin. Women are generally more hostile than men. Men are fairly sheepish, especially as people tend to look around when they hear someone shout "you've dropped something".

Turquoise Hexagon Sun

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117923519#Comment_117923519

I'm the same but for my own sanity, I think I'm going to start doing it. Like if someone **** out litter from their car, I'm throwing it back in. :D

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117923821#Comment_117923821

Fair play to you. And interesting observation.

Dyr

Interesting notion that its Dubs who are doing all the littering lol, probably a minority in Dublin these days

whisky_galore

Irish ppl are messy across the board, not just Dubs. It was like a form of civic disobedience during and following lockdowns there was so much of it fcuked around the place.

People down the country are a bit sneakier at it, glancing around before dropping it, keeping a look out or pretending they didn't see their dog laying a dog egg.