Perhaps if you got a hefty fine for littering, there would be less littering?

I was part of a service club that did some cleaning along the Riverbank one year. Doesn't matter where you walk or drive throughout the city, there seems to be endless McDonald's bags or Tim Horton's cups or even diapers left in the middle of the street or in a parking lot.

Maybe more service club and schools could do clean up throughtout the city.

Maybe some "work for welfare" reform would be in order too. Heaven forbid that these recepients would get off there arses and do something like that to get there monthly cheque.

Why should the city have to pay a crew of 1 person working and 5 standing around "supervising"? Waste of money that way.

how about going to the east end rink or south hill mall to get rid of your paper and cardboard, and its full of garbage, windshields, couches, exercise equipment, etc etc

we have to pay for that you know...thats part of our 10 percent tax increase! have a little respect for the people that accually do want to recycle and dispose of it properly! Or how about starting to CHARGE people for doing this!

People throw garbage out everywhere around the city, no respect for anyone, or anyone that takes pride of where they live

JT I am not talking about a single incident on Lacroix but rather the city as a whole. I took a ride along the rotary trail in the summer and was appauled at the garbage. This is not a few birds but a whole society that just thinks it is alright to just drop their garbage or throw it out the window as opposed to taking the time to put it in a designated container. Lets take some pride in where we live and set an example for our children. The more we ignore the problem and say that these are isolated incidents the worse the problem will get.

that seems to be the problem in this city. Alot of people have this attitude that if it isnt in my backyard it doesnt matter. Or they have "its just PA" type attitude rather than trying to fix it. It doesnt take someone to point a finger and say "if your going to complain about it, then do something", it takes more than that. It takes all of us a a whole to stand up and say we arnt going to put up with this anymore. It takes us all to quit throwing garbage out the window (because we see others doing it). It takes someone to report someone disposing of garbage illegally, rather than just watching. It takes a attitude change and people really wanting PA to change.

Alot of the people that do this kind of thing feel unconfortable around others that dont like this stuff happening. If they feel unconfortable, then they wont feel like hanging around here, and living here. But along with a attitude change, it takes city hall to step up and inforce the bylaws in place to prevent this kind of thing.

Lets do this, but it takes powers higher up to start the ball rolling.

Your right Midtown resident, we do need the city to enforce existing bylaws but maybe we need something more than enforcement like encouragement. When I was a kid I remember an anti littering campaign that was very effective. I realize that campaigns cost money but so does sending a crew out to clean up litter. I belong to a volunteer group that at times does clean up garbage in and around the city and we will continue to do this but I would like to see something to encourage a better attitude as well as discourage people from continuing down the path we are on.

I ask the questions: "How close to a garbage can must you be before you actually carry your small handfull of garbage and put it in?" "How far away is too far?"

local tourist....your not getting the point

I for one want to see the entire city go to roll-out toters

The large rear lane containers are just a target for "wannabe gangs" for fires, spray painting, knocking over, and for rental property to fill up (in and around) with old matresses, love seats, and entire home furnishings when they leave...why is 3/4 of the city converted, and parts of the midtown area still rear lane?...I realize its more time efficent to stick with the rear lane pickup, but I would much rather have my tax dollars going towards the roll-out toters for garbage and cardboard (recycle).

The point is the garbage being cast out of vehicles and discarded by pedestrians.