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Aberdeen retiree hits out at ‘ignorant’ litter louts after finding needles, vapes and dog mess

Kenny Leggatt, 66, says the state of the streets around his home in Midstocket is "disgusting".

Kenny Leggat clearing litter. Photo: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson
Kenny Leggat clearing litter. Photo: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson

An Aberdeen retiree has called upon people to pick up their rubbish after finding “disgusting” litter strewn across Midstocket streets.

Kenny Leggat, 66, from the Westburn Road area, gathered nine stone worth of rubbish while on a litter pick earlier this week.

He says he found dog mess, booze cans and bottles and even hypodermic needles.

Now, Kenny is calling upon “ignorant” litterers to pick up their rubbish to keep the Granite City’s streets clean.

Kenny Leggat who has been picking up litter around Westburn Road. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson

Speaking to the Press and Journal, he says he had to make two trips for black bags to take all the rubbish.

He said: “I filled up one whole bag around Midstocket Park.

“I got halfway down the road on the way back, the bag was full again – I had to walk back to the house to get another one.

“I then filled up then another heading back the way.

Kenny said he filled three three-stone bags of rubbish on his latest walk.

“There must have been 20 bags of dog mess and 20 vapes lying around as well as vodka and beer bottles.

“There was also a box which contained used hypodermic needles – I had to take them down to Boots to get them safely disposed of.

“All in all, I filled three, three stone bags full of rubbish.”

‘No excuse’ for ‘disgraceful’ Aberdeen litter

While off sick from work in 2022, Mr Leggat – a former deep sea fisherman – was told by his doctor to go for more regular walks.

But while walking around the streets near his home, he was “shocked” about the extent of the rubbish he found on the street.

Speaking after his latest litter-picking excursion, he has called for locals to think twice before throwing away their rubbish.

He said: “It’s an absolute disgrace.

“I did this same litter pick two years ago, I filled five bags up back then.

“Who is dumping all of this stuff? There are bins for dog mess all around. There is just no excuse for it.

Booze cans and dog mess were all found on the litter pick.

“It’s just ignorance.

“It disgusts me. These wooded areas around the streets are for the wildlife as well.

“You can’t have all this discarded rubbish, it’s not good for them they can’t distinguish what to eat and what not.

“People just have no respect now about what they throw away – even in the city centre, people don’t care what they discard now, even though there are bins.”

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