Littergram: Cleaning Britain one picture at a time

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Post by specialdragon » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 8:04 AM UTC

Littergram: Cleaning Britain one picture at a time
littergram.co.uk

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Post by alexbilbie » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 8:33 AM UTC

I've just read about this service on the BBC News website[1] where it's reported than Instagram have a problem with the name of this app.

There is also a well known and well established (with many local councils) service called Fix My Street[2] the aims to solve the same problems.

[1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-36148093 [2] https://www.fixmystreet.com

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Post by takno » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 9:17 AM UTC

Why would I go to the trouble of downloading an app and creating an account for this? I can do the whole thing in a couple of clicks and report a range of other problems on fixmystreet. Is there a way to check if my council is signed up to this? Given the current budgetary constraints councils are under, is signing up for a bunch of apps like this a good use of their time and resources?

I'd also be pretty reluctant to report rubbish close to my house and have it marked as a "grot spot"

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Post by awhitty » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 9:28 AM UTC

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Post by arethuza » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 9:44 AM UTC

takno wrote: post #3

Why would I go to the trouble of downloading an app and creating an account for this? I can do the whole thing in a couple of clicks and report a range of other problems on fixmystreet. Is there a way to check if my council is signed up to this? Given the current budgetary constraints councils are under, is signing up for a bunch of apps like this a good use of their time and resources? I'd also be pretty reluctant t…

Thanks - I had no idea that existed:

https://www.fixmystreet.com/

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Post by neurobuddha » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 9:51 AM UTC

takno wrote: post #3

Why would I go to the trouble of downloading an app and creating an account for this? I can do the whole thing in a couple of clicks and report a range of other problems on fixmystreet. Is there a way to check if my council is signed up to this? Given the current budgetary constraints councils are under, is signing up for a bunch of apps like this a good use of their time and resources? I'd also be pretty reluctant t…

I agree. It's better to just sit here and sulk. Hopefully the problem of litter will just go away.

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Post by DanBC » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 9:59 AM UTC

neurobuddha wrote: post #6

takno wrote: post #3

Why would I go to the trouble of downloading an app and creating an account for this? I can do the whole thing in a couple of clicks and report a range of other problems on fixmystreet. Is there a way to check if my council is signed up to this? Given the current budgetary constraints councils are under, is signing up for a bunch of apps like this a good use of their time and resources? I'd also be pretty reluctant t…

I agree. It's better to just sit here and sulk. Hopefully the problem of litter will just go away.

> I can do the whole thing in a couple of clicks and report a range of other problems on fixmystreet.

This bit, where parent poster talks about using existing well known council operated sites to report litter doesn't feel like sitting there and sulking.

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Post by miseg » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 10:34 AM UTC

Not in the UK, but I've indeed considered taking photos of every piece of litter I see on my walk.

But my next step is to think, if I'm taking a photo, I might as well pick it up instead of complain.

My next step of logic is I can't conceivably help to change the behaviour of people that live around me in the city to not throw litter, so don't occupy myself with it.

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Post by tudorw » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 10:53 AM UTC

miseg wrote: post #8

Not in the UK, but I've indeed considered taking photos of every piece of litter I see on my walk. But my next step is to think, if I'm taking a photo, I might as well pick it up instead of complain. My next step of logic is I can't conceivably help to change the behaviour of people that live around me in the city to not throw litter, so don't occupy myself with it.

That said, humans love to copy, so if enough people see you picking up random litter, as I often do too, then they may do the same, as you said, some won't change, but if the 99% of us who don't litter just spend a tiny bit of time picking up the 1%'s trash we all get to live in a clean world! Here's hoping...

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Post by specialdragon » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 10:58 AM UTC

alexbilbie wrote: post #2

I've just read about this service on the BBC News website[1] where it's reported than Instagram have a problem with the name of this app. There is also a well known and well established (with many local councils) service called Fix My Street[2] the aims to solve the same problems. [1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-36148093 [2] https://www.fixmystreet.com

I wasn't aware of Fix My Street, thank you for that.

The reason for bringing it to HN's attention was because I too read about the service on the BBC News website and their plight with Instagram.

I was a little perplexed - it's a British company, operating entirely within the UK - why is Instagram getting involved? The 'gram' prefix has been around for quite a while [citation needed], is it an infringement of trademark? Then again, the company is posting pictures with captions, which is very Instagram-y, so I can see a certain level of cross over.