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Litter traps
Litter traps
The wind spreads litter so quickly and easily across the Estates near the Johnstown Shopping Centre. Regular litter picks by Johnstown Tidy Towns is one way of dealing with it. What if we could reduce it more easily and create a new feature too?
Every retail outlet is a potential source of litter and wherever there is heavy footfall there's opportunity for accidental and deliberate littering. Despite there being a waste bin at the entrances to the Johnstown Shopping Centre unless it's used properly whatever ends up on the ground will soon travel further by the breeze.
Every retail outlet is a potential source of litter and wherever there is heavy footfall there's opportunity for accidental and deliberate littering. Despite there being a waste bin at the entrances to the Johnstown Shopping Centre unless it's used properly whatever ends up on the ground will soon travel further by the breeze.
We need a barrier to trap this litter and make it less likely to spread. It doesn't mean that the litter collecting can end but at least it will be all in one location to make it easier to collect.
We need a barrier to trap this litter and make it less likely to spread. It doesn't mean that the litter collecting can end but at least it will be all in one location to make it easier to collect.
The suggestion is to create a low level hedge from robust low maintenance plants around the perimeter edges of those green lawns surrounding the roundabout. This will maintain sightlines for vehicles whilst creating a litter barrier. The most important one is on the edge of the Shopping Centre.
The suggestion is to create a low level hedge from robust low maintenance plants around the perimeter edges of those green lawns surrounding the roundabout. This will maintain sightlines for vehicles whilst creating a litter barrier. The most important one is on the edge of the Shopping Centre.
A large number of plants will be needed to create this feature and box hedging or heathers will take time to mature. This is therefore being considered as a long term feature with funding perhaps next year through sponsorship.
A large number of plants will be needed to create this feature and box hedging or heathers will take time to mature. This is therefore being considered as a long term feature with funding perhaps next year through sponsorship.
The Estate Groups nearby could then extend these if they chose to create an attractive edge to their lawns over the coming years.
The Estate Groups nearby could then extend these if they chose to create an attractive edge to their lawns over the coming years.
Johnstown Tidy Towns are unlikely to have enough funding to create another project this year.
Johnstown Tidy Towns are unlikely to have enough funding to create another project this year.
Perhaps there is a business who could sponsor this or similar ideas.
Perhaps there is a business who could sponsor this or similar ideas.
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