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Fire and vandalism blight Hull park where residents don t go out after dark We need real change and we need it soon
Anti-social behaviour is plaguing residents around Gower Park on the Boothferry estate (Image: HU4 Community Group)
A community group in west Hull has spoken out in concern for residents near Gower Park who said they re afraid to go out after dark due to antisocial behaviour in the area.
Terry Sullivan of the HU4 Community Group said that many elderly residents feared leaving their homes due to gangs of children, some of whom are believed to travel in from other areas of the city.
Andy Williams might say, It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” but it’s also the most wasteful time of the year.
People in South Carolina, alone, generate 960,000 tons of garbage between November and January, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control. Nationwide, according to a report from Stanford University, Americans throw away on average 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year s Day, and that extra waste amounts to 25 million tons.
Ultimately, recycling and reducing waste helps the environment in a number of ways, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency and other experts.
DHEC suggests one simple way to contribute around the holidays use old newspapers, maps and blueprints for wrapping presents.