The forest center near me removed the bins. .. From their café/picnic area
The forest center near me removed the bins. .. From their café/picnic area
They sell things that come in cups, or with napkins. Lots of people cycle/run/walk here instead of driving, seems pretty stupid.
Taking away the bins doesn't mean you don't produce rubbish....
Edit: I think there is still a bin IN the cafe, but most people eat/drink outside. Lots of people asking staff where the bins are. Still hypocritical I think though? (And still mildly infuriating to remove well used bins!)
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This has been happening in New Zealand for a while. The theory seems to be that bins attract more litter and are a hazard to wildlife.
I was sceptical at first but it actually seems to work.
Perturbs me that they are selling food though. Surely yhe food sellers should have bins for which they are responsible in their immediate vicinity.
How do trash cans attract more litter?
I don't know. I haven't seen the research.
I was alarmed by it at first but it's been a few years now and the parks where I go which used to have them don't seem any more littered fwiw. If anything less so.
But that's anecdotal and as I understand it the decision was made based on more than that.