What is with Tim Horton's coffee drinkers?!? It seems those cups are always the predominant litter if there is a Tim Horton's restaurant anywhere in the area.
Yeah, I was going to include a discussion of how our economy allows this to happen. It's a typical example of how industries stick taxpayers with external costs.
When drive through restaurants and coffee chains came in the governments could have figured out a way to make the companies more responsible for their waste. Insisting on large garbage containers in the drive throughs and ordering them to pay for litter pickup would be a start. And focused marketing to train people not to litter. The worst spot is just outside a Tims because they have no garbage bins any more and people clearly just dump their old cups out as they pull onto the road.
Yes, good point Art! I have lived in various places and for a few years I was in an urban residential area within a short walk of 2 independent coffee shops, a Starbucks, and a Tim Hortons. I picked up 100x more Tim Horton cups by the curb than any other litter, with plastic water bottles taking second place (by my admittedly completely unscientific count!). The company should take some responsibility -- to educate its consumers, encourage the use of porcelain if "dining in" and reusable mugs if "to go", provide garbage & recycling bins, clean-up public spaces, and replace "roll up the rim" as their promo. Their profit model is based on quick and wasteful practises (e.g., drive through).
Tim Hortons litter has long been one of my primary pet peeves!
I would take a guess that the paucity of public garbage cans & garbage tag requirements contibute to the problem in Trent Hills — but I haven't done that unscientific research yet.
What is with Tim Horton's coffee drinkers?!? It seems those cups are always the predominant litter if there is a Tim Horton's restaurant anywhere in the area.
Good on you for cleaning them up!
Yeah, I was going to include a discussion of how our economy allows this to happen. It's a typical example of how industries stick taxpayers with external costs.
When drive through restaurants and coffee chains came in the governments could have figured out a way to make the companies more responsible for their waste. Insisting on large garbage containers in the drive throughs and ordering them to pay for litter pickup would be a start. And focused marketing to train people not to litter. The worst spot is just outside a Tims because they have no garbage bins any more and people clearly just dump their old cups out as they pull onto the road.
Yes, good point Art! I have lived in various places and for a few years I was in an urban residential area within a short walk of 2 independent coffee shops, a Starbucks, and a Tim Hortons. I picked up 100x more Tim Horton cups by the curb than any other litter, with plastic water bottles taking second place (by my admittedly completely unscientific count!). The company should take some responsibility -- to educate its consumers, encourage the use of porcelain if "dining in" and reusable mugs if "to go", provide garbage & recycling bins, clean-up public spaces, and replace "roll up the rim" as their promo. Their profit model is based on quick and wasteful practises (e.g., drive through).
Tim Hortons litter has long been one of my primary pet peeves!
I would take a guess that the paucity of public garbage cans & garbage tag requirements contibute to the problem in Trent Hills — but I haven't done that unscientific research yet.
Good for you Art, the hospital needs all the support they can get. The Hospial Auxiliary is getting ready for their tag day.
Great run for the hospital! Good for you.
Also, picking up all that garbage is a highly commendable task. Thank you, and everyone that participated.