'Beyond belief'

THE article on the environmental clean-up teams in Glasgow was very interesting (Evening Times February 6) and I wish them well.

However, as someone who walks a great deal around Glasgow, I see a very different picture.

The litter is beyond belief.

We really live in a desperately filthy city.

The discarded fast food containers, drinks containers, crisp packets etc are visible city wide.

A large part of this mess can be found in and around any school in the city as a trail to the nearest fast food outlets.

Could we not introduce a ‘good citizenship’ element to the school curriculum to encourage responsible attitudes to the environment, community awareness and try to steer the next generation away from the lazy, could not care less attitude that seems to be so prevalent?

Anthony Martin, by email

Proper fines

GLASGOW City Council was bigging up some of the work done by it’s so called “task force” in dealing with the massive waste problems we have all over the city.

Having driven all around the city over the last week, it’s hard to see any impact at all.

Every inch of the back road between Drumchapel and Bearsden was lined with rubbish, and it was the same between Bishopbriggs and Possil.

Are our councils going to get serious about litter, and bring in heavier fines for culprits?

Glasgow is a filthy city, made so by a large number of its citizens.

Properly enforced fines would put millions in the city’s coffers.

They would also hopefully get the message across that littering is anti-social and, ultimately, a crime.

Andy Lanigan, Meadowburn, Bishopbriggs

Money making

READING about the new student flats (Evening Times February 8), the developers are greedy.

They just want to cram as many people in as possible and have identified the student population as the easiest way to do it.

I would recommend students chip in with a few pals and just rent a flat it will be cheaper and you will learn about household bills along the way.

Andrew Allan, posted online

Free-loading

I WOULDN’T mind any student accommodation being built if the students would contribute to the upkeep of our city and pay council tax.

Our council can’t be that skint if they prefer flats for free-loading students instead of council tax paying residents.

Billy Jo, posted online