to follow-up on my recent blog about smokers and cigarette butt trash, i have to tell you all that two days ago i was riding a bus through the Hammersmith area of London and while we were stopped i saw a borough sign on a street lamp post. the sign declared that a £75 fine would be imposed for dropping a butt on the ground (see sign above).
now, i doubt a single ticket has been issued for this littering offense, judging by the number of butts on the sidewalk, but it's a step in the right direction.
with so many trash and butt bins all over the place there's just no excuse for dirtying London with your butts. i hope people DO get the £75 fine. that'll mean something -- IF law enforcement actually writes the tickets.
OK -- i'm off my soapbox now ;-)
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