Selwyn_Times: May 17, 2023

Selwyn Times Wednesday May 17 2023
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Mum and son on a
mission to clean up
• By Daniel Alvey
A LINCOLN mother and son are
cleaning up their township one
rubbish bag at a time.
Audrey Ross and son Liam,
8, have been picking up rubbish
near the Liffey Stream and
surrounding picnic areas after
they noticed how much was
being dumped there.
“When we got home, he asked
if we could do a rubbish run so
we went out and filled a rubbish
bag. It was almost so heavy we
couldn’t carry it home,” Ross
said.
She said the parks and reserves
around Lincoln are a “gem” and
need to be protected.
“Some of the rubbish we found
was 50m away from a rubbish
bin.”
She said it was disappointing to
go back to the same areas and see
more rubbish.
Following their initial cleanup,
Liam became interested in
starting a rubbish collection
group. While nothing has been
officially set up, Ross put a call
for help out on the Lincoln
Facebook page and a number of
people turned up to help.
The district council told Ross
WASTE: Liam Ross, 8, with the rubbish he found while
cleaning up around the Liffey Stream with his mum Audrey
Ross (left).
it will provide rubbish bags and
gloves and take some of the waste
away. “I’d like to do it once a
month – and a bigger clean-up
every six months.”
Ross hopes sharing her
experiences with the community
will inspire others to grab a bag
and pick up rubbish in their
neighbourhood.
“You don’t have to wait for me
to tell you to do something, just
grab a rubbish (bag) and get out
there.” As a single mum, Ross is
always looking to get Liam out
and about and give him different
experiences.
On their outings, they have
found all sorts of rubbish items,
but particularly cans, bottles and
food wrappers.
And the weirdest piece of
rubbish they have found? Some
old lacy underwear.
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