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RESOLUTIONS FOR A HAPPIER COUNTRYSIDE IN 2022

used to get furious about the litter along hedges and lanes locally – for the mess and the threats to wildlife and children. To be honest, I still fume about it but I have started taking matters into my own hands. I’ve realised that by picking it all up myself every few weeks– using gloves and a litter picker – I no longer feel helpless rage

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