Back in May / June I got into a bit of a habit of doing a cycling circuit of Richmond Park early morning, several times a week. More than once on a Sunday morning, I would get there at around 6:30am and see the park keepers / rubbish collectors cleaning up after the Saturday afternoon picnics and kids' birthday parties. the volume of paper plates, crisp packets, drinks cartons, wrapping paper, half eaten food and so on was beyond belief. The guys cleaning it all up said it was the same every Sunday & Monday morning, especially if the previous afternoon had been nice weather.
It was mind boggling the sheer amount of crap these people simply just left on the grass, for someone else to collect before it started blowing all around the park.
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