I remember being taught at school about the importance of taking your litter home with you. At the time I was quite young and the message was enforced with a man in a kangaroo suit who I believe was called Hoppy. For me the message stuck and as a child I always took my litter home if I couldn't find a bin to put it in. Lately, however, I have wondering when this message got lost. Not having children, I'm ensure whether the Keep Britain Tidy group still go into schools to try and get the message across. To me, it seems as though the message is not getting through anymore. I pick up other peoples rubbish from around my property on a daily basis and am always incensed to see both adults and children just dropping their rubbish wherever they want. Even worse seems to be the rubbish that accumulates along the main road where I go running. I can only assume that this is simply thrown from peoples cars as they drive through the area. It seems people don't care about keeping the country tidy, this is despite the fact that you can now be fined for littering. I did notice that the Keep Britain Tidy Group are organising a series of litter picks to try and reinforce their message but I do wonder how much good it will do if people are not being taught from a young age that dropping litter is unacceptable.