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Poll Blames Residents for Cleanliness Problems

Most people believe the residents of Northern Ireland are the main contributors to the poor state of the environment in which we live, according a poll on the TIDY Northern Ireland website.

The recent poll showed that 49% of respondents believed residents were primarily responsible for the litter strewn across our roads and parks. The poll comes in the wake of a TIDY Northern Ireland attitudinal survey which indicated that more than half of the population did not view Northern Ireland as a tidy country.

Councils were also perceived to be part of the problem with 20% of voters believing their local authority was not doing enough to counteract the litter problem, while 15% pointed towards young people when asked to identify the group most to blame.

Seven percent indicated that poor laws and guidelines issued by the Northern Ireland Assembly played a major part in the problem, while four percent reckoned government agencies such as the Department of the Environment and the Environment and Heritage Service could do more.

The poll asked the question: "A recent TIDY Northern Ireland survey revealed people do not think we live in a clean country. Who do you think is most to blame for the poor quality of Northern Ireland's environment"

Almost 500 votes were received, and the results are detailed below: