Dan Walker has called on everyone to “respect” the environment after he saw a park strewn with rubbish and left over food. The BBC Breakfast star shared a picture of the greenery covered in waste with his 559,000 Twitter followers. Demanding to know why the litter had be left there, the 42-year-old asked why the predator(s) had not used the bins provided nearby. “Why do we do this? There were four bins about 15 metres behind me when I took this #respect,” he began.
“Not sure what’s needed… on-the-spot fine, enforced litter-picking or just a massive Chinese burn.”
His post garnered more than 6,000 likes and he was inundated with messages from disgruntled fans, responding angrily to his tweet.
Commenting below the image, one person wrote: “It annoys the hell out of me. In my job I watch customers drop litter out of their car windows on a daily basis. I’ve resorted to the point of refusing to give them their order (at times) till they pick it up and place it in a bin or take home. It’s just laziness and ignorance.”
“I'm afraid some people don't give a damn these days. Selfish, individuals who knows someone else will pick up after them,” another groaned.
A third individual wrote: “So b****y disrespectful,” as a fourth added: “Laziness and a lack of respect!”
Others, agreed with Dan’s suggestion to fine culprits, with one penning: “Fines, fines, fines and more fines. £50 per item littered and community service of two hours of litter picking per item of that
