Why so much trash?

[Kahuna32162]

In riding around in the golf cart lately, I've noticed a real increase in the amount of trash on the grounds throughout TV. Coffee cups, plastic bottles and even fast food bags strewn here and there on the carts paths as well as the regular roads. Constant storms this week have also added to the messy look with lot's of tree debris and plant remnants. I know the crews work hard to try to keep those items cleaned up, but it looks like a losing battle.

I do stop and pick up things on the paths when I see them, but why should I have too.

[Jima64]

next time you get a chance look into the back of any pickup trucks and turcks pulling work trailers and that is where a lot of it is coming from. Doesn't take much for it to blow out. The person driving in the cars aren't rolling down their windows and tossing it. Just my experience of being behind these work vehicles.

[graciegirl]

In the summer when families come to visit, unsupervised teens drive golf carts and litter. NOT all of them, just only the grandchildren of the unlikeable people on this forum and in your neighborhood.


Brenda Starr reporting..

[Barefoot]

In riding around in the golf cart lately, I've noticed a real increase in the amount of trash on the grounds throughout TV. Coffee cups, plastic bottles and even fast food bags strewn here and there on the carts paths as well as the regular roads.
Definitely can't be blamed on Snowbirds. :duck:

[njbchbum]

Definitely can't be blamed on Snowbirds. :duck:

LOL I was going to suggest that snowbirds might be mailing some of their summer trash back to The Villages!!!

[TNLAKEPANDA]

next time you get a chance look into the back of any pickup trucks and turcks pulling work trailers and that is where a lot of it is coming from. Doesn't take much for it to blow out. The person driving in the cars aren't rolling down their windows and tossing it. Just my experience of being behind these work vehicles.

Right on! They trow the crap in the back of their truck and by the time they get home it is all gone.

[cwo4mat]

Three of the biggest culprits are-The drunks who can't take their empty beer cans and whiskey bottles home!!--The smokers who can't take their empty cigarette packs and butts home!!!--And the golfers who can't keep control of their score cards!!!

[karostay]

In riding around in the golf cart lately, I've noticed a real increase in the amount of trash on the grounds throughout TV. Coffee cups, plastic bottles and even fast food bags strewn here and there on the carts paths as well as the regular roads. Constant storms this week have also added to the messy look with lot's of tree debris and plant remnants. I know the crews work hard to try to keep those items cleaned up, but it looks like a losing battle.

I do stop and pick up things on the paths when I see them, but why should I have too.
Snowbirds that keep it clean have left
Won't be long they'll be back:ho:

[gpirate]

In Labelle a lot of trash is being left behind by construction workers. Their lunch trash is blowing all over the place. Hopefully we will soon be built out and they will be gone.

[Sanibel]

I know Michigan has a law that all trucks must have a top or tarp covering the material. Should would help here.

[kcrazorbackfan]

I've been going on a 5 mile walk every morning for the last few weeks and I'm noticing the same thing. When we were here August of last year, everything was so clean. Note to the OP, if you live here, why not do your part in helping keep the area clean and pick trash up? I do it just like I repair ball marks and divots that are not mine. I don't feel like I'm entitled where it's below me to do it.

[njbchbum]

I've been going on a 5 mile walk every morning for the last few weeks and I'm noticing the same thing. When we were here August of last year, everything was so clean. Note to the OP, if you live here, why not do your part in helping keep the area clean and pick trash up? I do it just like I repair ball marks and divots that are not mine. I don't feel like I'm entitled where it's below me to do it.

Note to kc - If you read the last sentence of the OP's post, I believe they indicated that they do pick up the trash and wonder why they have to!

"In riding around in the golf cart lately, I've noticed a real increase in the amount of trash on the grounds throughout TV. Coffee cups, plastic bottles and even fast food bags strewn here and there on the carts paths as well as the regular roads. Constant storms this week have also added to the messy look with lot's of tree debris and plant remnants. I know the crews work hard to try to keep those items cleaned up, but it looks like a losing battle.

"I do stop and pick up things on the paths when I see them, but why should I have too."

[kcrazorbackfan]

Note to kc - If you read the last sentence of the OP's post, I believe they indicated that they do pick up the trash and wonder why they have to!

"In riding around in the golf cart lately, I've noticed a real increase in the amount of trash on the grounds throughout TV. Coffee cups, plastic bottles and even fast food bags strewn here and there on the carts paths as well as the regular roads. Constant storms this week have also added to the messy look with lot's of tree debris and plant remnants. I know the crews work hard to try to keep those items cleaned up, but it looks like a losing battle.

"I do stop and pick up things on the paths when I see them, but why should I have too."

Oops! My bad and I apologize; I was in the beginning of a landscaping seminar and didn't read it through and through. I would hope that residents would want to help, at least a little bit, in keeping TV beautiful.

[keithwand]

I know Michigan has a law that all trucks must have a top or tarp covering the material. Should would help here.

Michigan also has bottle and can returns and I see more bottles and can lying around here than in FL
It's also a pain to return them.

[D&Lsunfun]

It is amazing, that trucks and trailers don't have tarps to contain the load. Especially all the landscaping waste. The driver is responsible for the load he is driving.
On Rt 301, a landscaping company had a blue wheelbarrow on top of yard waste, when the driver past me, the wheelbarrow fell off and was tumbling along side my car.
Maybe tarps area required but not enforced.