littering

[*mrgrizz*]

our local paper now gets delievered in a plastic bag thrown from a car onto the verge/driveway.

do you consider this littering?

[*elizabeths-mum*]

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@kengillard wrote:

we have TWO burger joints up the road from us. (HJ's) and their customers continually throw empty drink containers and brown paper bags etc on to our verge...disgusting!...and someone told me they are building a Maccas as well.   think it might be time to move.

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We used to live about the length of time it would take to drink a schooner when walking home from the pub and ended up with a lovely collection of those old AHA glasses.  Now we live opposite a school and get the odd muesli bar wrapper but the kids are pretty good generally.

[cherry*135]

Local free newspapers are considered junk mail. Why would they not be? No-one individually subscribes to them, the publishers decide everyone is going to get one, just the same as retail catalogues/flyers. The one here is not worth reading. It used to be locally owned, now just an off shoot of Fairfax and the same old news you can read online on other news sites or not bother reading at all.

If they are delivered to mail boxes (as they went back to here, from previously having them thrown on the lawn) they don't put them in boxes with no junk mail signs.

Houses can be empty if up for sale, are long term holiday houses, or owner away on holiday. The owner can get their mail redirected and have no junk mail signs to ensure no mail/catalogues are left at their address.  They don't wan't unwanted 'litter' thrown on their lawn.

[joz*garage]

our local paper now gets delievered in a plastic bag thrown from a car onto the verge/driveway.

do you consider this littering?

depends, havent you got a suitable letterbox?

they always end up in mine & they do make good fire starters - i do flick through them first though

[just_me_karen]

No, they're not junk mail. They're newspapers and in most communities they're important because people can find out what's going on...community cohesion and all that. I guess that's not relevant in all areas.

[j*oono]

I get more upset that I often don't get the local paper.  There is too much space between houses in my road so it's not good moneywise for the deliverers so they don't bother.

[cherry*135]

Yes, they are junk mail. They are not letter/parcels with paid stamps on them, nor are they newspapers/magazines householders have paid subscriptions to.

If householders don't want them landing on their lawn or in their mailboxes (no junk mail stickers) they have every right not to have them placed on their property.

[cherry*135]

mr grizz.. if you don't want the free newspaper being left on your lawn, call the newspaper/their distributor and ask them not to leave you one... may need to do that several times.

[mtnlane]

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@just_me_karen wrote:
No, they're not junk mail. They're newspapers and in most communities they're important because people can find out what's going on...community cohesion and all that. I guess that's not relevant in all areas.

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I agree Karen.  They are informative vehicles to keep appraised of what is going on in your local community - council announcements, meeting dates, local tradespersons, local services, community activities and sports news not to mention garage sale listings lol.  They are particularly important for those who do not have access to the internet enabling them to google for all their information.

It does not seem too difficult to arrange for a friend/neighbour to collect any which, whilst the property is unattended for any reason, slip through the net if a 'no junk mail' sticker is overlooked or even ignored.  All that is required is for you to be on good terms with your neighbours I suppose.  I have done that for our neighbours and they have reciprocated with ours both in the city and in more rural locations.

I often read the local paper from my previous neighbourhood on line as I find it quite interesting on occasions given I was quite active in the community there. 

[just_me_karen]

I do that too, Laney... reads newspapers from other towns where I've lived, to see how the communities are going.

A3 if you don't read local paper, how do you know what's going on in your town, places to volunteer, crafts markets etc?

[cherry*135]

There is very little 'local' news in our local paper now it has been taken over by Fairfax. Any news/events in town, are published in the local city daily newspaper (avail online) and republished in the Wed free local newspaper (stale news by then).

Kiama tornado in Feb- only coverage was copy from the city newspaper.. reprinted about 3 days after the event.

The regular markets are on the same time each month. There is a billboard on the highway, before turning into town, that has signs put up for any events/markets that are on that week.

The local free newspaper is also online... no need for a hard copy if anyone wants to know what is in it.

Places that need volunteers - not many, just op shops, put signs up in their windows if they are looking for them.