THE Bishop of Worcester spotted a person throwing rubbish out of a taxi but what is the official advice if you catch someone littering?

The Bishop of Worcester, John Inge, saw someone throwing a can out of the passenger side of a taxi outside Worcester Cathedral, expressing his concern about the behaviour on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday. 

Worcester News: CONCERN: The Bishop of Worcester's original Tweet about the littering outside Worcester Cathedral CONCERN: The Bishop of Worcester's original Tweet about the littering outside Worcester Cathedral (Image: Bishop of Worcester on X (formerly Twitter))

Bishop John shared a photo of the can and said: "Just witnessed taxi throw this tin from the passenger window right outside the Cathedral. Why do people do this?"

The official advice from Worcester City Council is to report the incident online.

Here is a guide to what to do if you see someone littering in Worcester - according to the official advice from Worcester City Council - which says, in some instances, the culprits should be politely told to dispose of the rubbish correctly. 

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A spokesperson for Worcester City Council said: “We would encourage anyone who witnesses a littering incident to report it at www.worcester.gov.uk/report-it.”

Those caught littering can face a £100 penalty charge but this can rise to £2,500 upon conviction. 

Uniformed enforcement officers patrol the streets of the city using powers at their disposal under legislation such as Environmental Protection Act 2000 and are empowered to issue Fixed Penalty Notices to persons suspected of committing an environmental crime.

There are forms to fill in to report fly-tipping, littering, abandoned motor vehicles, graffiti and needles and syringes and 'biohazard' including vomit and human excrement.

On their website, the city council, also had advice aimed at dealing with larger accumulations of rubbish.

The advice reads: "You are strongly advised to tell whoever is responsible that their actions, or lack of action, are causing a nuisance.

"You should do this in a friendly manner, and explain exactly what problems you are suffering, such as odours, or the potential for vermin to be encouraged into the area.

"A polite request that accumulations are disposed of correctly (via domestic waste collections or by taking to the local civic amenity site) will, in the majority of cases, be listened and agreed to."