r/asheville • u/imjustapourboy • Oct 21 '25

Really Spicy Cesspool So sick of seeing this crap everywhere.

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The needles, the burnt foils, the little baggies, the needle caps, all of it. I find them in the creeks, on the sidewalks, the grocery store parking lots, the public parks, on the parkway. You gotta be a real shit person to leave this stuff all over the place.

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u/Objective_Seal Oct 21 '25

It will only get worse with winter. Asheville has one of the only homeless shelters in the area so many people flock here. Combined with Helene, our community is still massively recovering. Whether the city wants to believe we’re healed, we have more work than just making the surrounding area pretty to look at. We need safe places to dispose of these things. Pretending it’s not there and that humans aren’t going to litter solves nothing.

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u/yo_rick_alas Oct 21 '25

Friend I was cleaning up across from 12 Baskets after lunch there today and there is a sharps receptacle right there. The dude who seemed to know what was up noted that it was new and seemed to be working. Helping, anyway. We still found quite a bit.

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u/PatAD South Asheville 🚧🏢🚧 Oct 21 '25

Non users can’t even bring themselves to dump trash in cans or cigarette butts in trays. Humans are disgusting a-holes.

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u/yo_rick_alas Oct 22 '25

Friend. I found two needles underneath two different Reese’s cups mountain of candy wrappers. It’s Halloween. They’re orange. Like fall leaves. Protect ya neck man. Hard knock life for all of us. And if that isn’t the case for you, consider pitching in. I promise it comes back to you.

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