Recently in the United Kingdom, there has been an increase media attention paid to the litter problem in the country.
Communities Minister Marcus Jones told the BBC that littering was: “…thoughtless, selfish and ruins shared spaces for everyone. Not only that, litter clearance and disposal costs hundreds of millions of pounds for councils every year – money that could be going on vital services.”
An anti-litter campaign called Clean For The Queen was then launched to inspire a nationwide cleanup before Her Majesty’s 90th birthday, and it started trending on Twitter…but not in a positive way.
Many people objected to the cleanup being in honour of an outdated monarchy which is seen as archaic by many in the UK.
People got very creative, and you can read some of the tweets below.
Get outside my minions and #CleanForTheQueen I want those streets sparkling so I can ride my Golden Carriage ? pic.twitter.com/gHGz4WIpEO
— Celestine (@CelestineBee) January 2, 2016
This dog is doing its part by not dirtying the pavements with its feet. #cleanforthequeen pic.twitter.com/4PFB8Rp9Fe — DocHackenbush (@DocHackenbush) January 2, 2016
Don’t mind me, just sprucing up this balustrade. #CleanForTheQueen pic.twitter.com/EgH8hSvQSb
— DocHackenbush (@DocHackenbush) January 2, 2016
@jbwhitesnake – No Queen of mine… #CleanForTheQueen pic.twitter.com/epMxU2Q6aI — Jonny ValleyBoy (@JonnyValleyBoy) January 3, 2016
#CleanForTheQueen #RinseForThePrince #WashForThePosh #TakeOutTheBinsForTheKings #CutTheGrassForTheUpperClass
— Dean Burnett (@garwboy) January 3, 2016
Maybe the UK government should rethink this one.
