THESE ARE THE DISGUSTING SIGHTS THAT GREETED THE NEW YEAR AT THE RECYCLING BINS IN THE HEART OF BALLINCOLLIG. HOW COULD ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND THINK THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO DO THIS. AND THE AMAZING THING IS THAT THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF JUST ONE SELFISH PERSON BUT SEVERAL.
PEOPLE DECIDED TO TAKE ITEMS TO THE RECYCLING. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY GOT THERE, EITHER BINS WERE FULL OR THE APPROPRIATE BINS WEREN’T THERE AND INSTEAD OF TAKING THE STUFF HOME OR GOING TO ANOTHER RECYCLING AREA, THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WERE ENTITLED TO DO SOMETHING TOTALLY ILLEGAL AND DUMP THE STUFF THERE. NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE NEXT PEOPLE WHO CAME ALONG AND SAW THAT THE AREA WAS BECOMING A DUMPING GROUND DID NOT HAVE THE SENSE OR COMMON DECENCY TO GO ELSEWHERE INSTEAD OF DUMPING THEIR RUBBISH TOO.
IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT SOME DIRTY PEOPLE WOULD ALLOW THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWN BECOME LIKE THIS AND EXPECT OTHERS TO CLEAN UP AFTER THEM. THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN ALERTED AND THIS MATTER IS NOW BEING LOOKED INTO.
WHY SHOULD SOME THINK THAT THEY CAN DO AS THEY LIKE AND TO HELL WITH THOSE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE GUIDELINES SET OUT IN A CIVILISED SOCIETY.
PERHAPS THESE SELFISH PEOPLE WOULD NOTE THAT BALLINCOLLIG IS NOT KEPT TO A CERTAIN STANDARD TO GET A GOOD SCORE IN A NATIONAL COMPETITION OR WIN GOLD MEDALS. PEOPLE STRIVE EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR TO KEEP IT CLEAN AS A MATTER OF PRIDE FOR THE PLACE IN WHICH THEY LIVE AND THAT THEIR CHILDREN MAY ALSO CARRY ON THE STANDARDS THAT ARE SET, ALLOWING EACH GENERATION TO ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
A SHOUT OUT TO THOSE WHO MADE THESE PICTURES POSSIBLE………PERHAPS YOU ALL MIGHT EXPERIENCE SOME SHAME. FEEL FREE TO COME VOLUNTEER WITH THE BALLINCOLLIG TIDY TOWNS FOR THE YEAR 2019. IT JUST MIGHT GO SOME WAY TO MAKING AMENDS FOR THIS COMPLETE MESS .