A SANDFORD woman was so fed up with the amount of litter she discovered in the area that she recently collected the waste which she said was discarded by customers of McDonalds in Crediton and returned it to the restaurant with a stern letter.

Anne Tucker, in a letter to the Crediton Courier, stated:

“I WISH to raise the subject of litter. I am appalled and saddened by the amount of litter dropped around the rural (and main) roads in the Crediton area, including that obviously discarded by customers of McDonalds in Crediton.

“I visited McDonalds in Crediton and handed over a bag of litter to a manager and a letter which read: ‘Since your outlet at Crediton opened, I find the rubbish originating from McDonalds dropped in the local area around Sandford is increasing.

‘I return a bagful of litter picked up on just a short stretch of a quiet rural road in Sandford, which clearly originated from your outlet. The amount of litter dropped/thrown out of cars by your customers is disgusting. Your company are not just contributing to polluting this area, but the whole country and indeed the whole planet.

‘This is a rural area but your branch in Crediton is helping towards despoiling our beautiful countryside, causing an eyesore and also a danger to wildlife.

‘What are you going to do to improve illegal littering? How are you going to educate and stop the morons that buy your fast food and refuse to dispose of it responsibly?

‘Some of your litter may be recyclable, but not when lying in hedges and verges.

‘One of the objections raised to your opening in Crediton was the fear that litter discarded by motorists would increase, and sadly it has been proved to be completely correct.

‘Yours in disgust and sadness.’

Anne added: “Regrettably I did not see any concerns by the staff, and they have not even had the courtesy to respond to my letter. I’m sure many people will not be surprised by the attitude of McDonalds.”