Chip shops late night opening creating litter

• Jun. 4 by Sanjay Dass (2)

A fast food chain is now serving customers until 5am.

 

There are concerns that the fast food chain, Big Johns, will be creating more litter in the local area as they have their late night licence granted.

 

Big Johns, which is part of a chain and has many shops in the West Midlands, has had their late night licence granted by Sandwell Council, which means they can now stay open until 5am.

 

Concerned about the litter that would gather, local resident Comla Kaur, 44, said: “There’s already Big Johns boxes on the floor, so with it being open until 5am, that’s going to just make it worse. When I walk round, their boxes and bags are all over the place, they should at least make an effort to tidy up the mess.”

 

Local residents are concerned that the late extended opening hours will attract much unwanted litter. The local residents are concerned that with the late opening, that people will just throw their rubbish on the floor, which will in turn create more litter and possibly even attract rodents.

 

Defending their reasons for the late opening, Big Johns owner Bob Saddique, explained to the Express & Star, his reasons for applying for the late night licence: “There’s a queue of cars building up outside when we close so we thought we would put an application in to get it opened.”

 

In August, the fast food chain, will announce a £2million investment in more than 15 new outlets in Dudley, Walsall, Wednesbury and Wolverhampton. Big Johns are already trading until 5am at their Lawley Middleway branch in Birmingham.