There can be few more delightfully quintessential British pastimes, than walking the family dog along a canal toll path on a fine summer's day. Or for that matter, renting a traditional longboat and gliding to a mooring point at a traditional English pub. I was deeply … [Read more...]
Air Pollution in England is a Major Health Risk
Air pollution in England poses the greatest environmental risk to public health according to government reports. Yet much of the general public still regard it as a relatively minor annoyance, akin to small quantities of dumped household waste on street corners. We … [Read more...]
Why Do People Fly Tip In England
Why do people still fly tip in England after decades of trying to stop them? It’s such antisocial behaviour, imagine for a moment what the countryside would be like if we all did it. National Insurance Direct defines fly tipping as “the illegal dumping of rubbish or … [Read more...]
Fly Tipping and Littering in England Today
French sociologist Émile Durkheim identified the breakdown of moral values and standards in 1897. He believed this ‘anomie’, as he called it was due to the link between the individual and society weakening. We see signs of this same trend when we consider fly tipping … [Read more...]
If We Must Vape Let’s Recycle E-Cigarettes
I’ve never fully understood why people voluntarily fill their lungs with smoke. The new habit of vaping with electronic cigarettes (vapes) confuses me too. After all, America’s Centres for Disease Control warned back in 2018 they are unsafe. And to make it worse, many … [Read more...]
UK Government Fly Tipping Statistics 2020 to 2021
UK government fly tipping statistics for April 2020 to March 2021 confirm what concerns us. Law enforcement is not producing the results we need at local level in greater London towns like Beckenham, and also Mitcham where Jeffrey Avery has his base. The government … [Read more...]
United Kingdom Tackling Plastic Waste Resolutely
Plastic waste was always going to present a challenge. Because if the government were to take it out with a single hammer blow, this could have major repercussions. Factories could close. Jobs would go. For these reasons we have to go along with United Kingdom tackling … [Read more...]
Tackling Litter Louts with Digital Maps in North Ireland
Several people wrote in lately saying how much they appreciate reading Avery Associates reviews about tackling litter louts in England. One kind lady from Reading remarked ‘Thank you, thank you Jeffrey Avery. How nice is to know someone in the home clearance industry … [Read more...]
Fly Tipping in London: Why Here of All Places?
London has certainly had its ups and downs over the years, what with three major attempts at invasion in history, two of which succeeded. And then of course there was also a great plague that took an even greater fire to quench. But why do we still have fly tipping in … [Read more...]
Fly Tipping in Essex – Assault on an Ancient County
Essex ceremonial county dates back to the late Anglo-Saxon period, although there’s evidence of settlements from the Iron Age. And no wonder our ancestors were drawn here. Who could have resisted the allure of broad estuaries beckoning visitors to the hinterland? It’s … [Read more...]
