Rubbish

does anyone know how long it takes for a banana peel to 'return to the earth' or an apple core? Imagine you have 10 cyclists who toss out a banana peel and apple core per cyclist...that's a lot of waste even if it is biodegradable. Better to take it all back home and dispose of properly.

I was taught to 'pack in what you pack out' regardless of a item's biodegradability.

dumped inner tubes is the one that gets me cross, I see them all over essex lanes. I saw several on the rapha ride i did earlier in the year, not even an attempt to dispose of them usually, just dumped where they change the inner.
Should start clearing them I suppose =)

I agree with everyone on this.

I was brought up and told that I needed to put my litter in a bin or wait until I found one. My kids follow this without question and they often point out others who aren't.

It always annoys me that people are so lazy that they can't be bothered to bin their litter especially when they are right next to one. Pure ignorance.

I think cyclists are no different here. If it is your rubbish then you need to wait until you find a bin before getting rid. End of.

Biodegradable fruit is an exception though. Good for the animals to have a little snack and good for the soils in the country lanes.

gel wrappers sucked dry rolled up and back in the pocket, banana skins lobbed as far as possible into the fields. our club is super hot on no litter. so if you ride around plymouth/dartmoor there is very little litter

Totallu unacceptable. As for the finger - it just goes to show that there are those among us (cyclists) who are just as anti-social as the most offensive motorists. Not good as it creates resentment that in turn leads to dangerous behaviour towards cyclists.

Yep, fruit waste like banana skins or apple cores may look unsightly but do biodegrade and put nutrients back into the surrounding eco-system. But dropping plastic items is not acceptable. It's not as if those plastic wrappers are heavy or take up any room and it's not difficult to keep one pocket for small items of rubbish like that.

Just not acceptable.

I find it repulsive regardless of who is doing it, but especially those that skoosh and then hurl their gel packets. I rank it up there with smokers who stand by a bin outside the newsagents and drop their cellophane and silver paper on the ground as they light up.

It doesn't help that you see pro riders lobbing their Bidons during televised rides, but to be fair many of those are collected by fans as souvenirs.

You absolutely should never litter while riding (bio-degradable is an exception, but bear in mind, NIMBY country-folk don't like anything thrown in 'their' hedges or ditches, unless it's an old tractor...) - it came out with you, it should go home with you too.

+1. Fruit waste is ok, but that's all. I always try and stop gasping for breath long enough to check out the wonderful views when I'm in the sticks, it's sad that some think it's ok to spoil it.

I have always regarded chucking banana skins into fields as OK but nothing non biodegradable...