Article 4Q5N7 Britain is nation of litter louts, says Jeremy Paxman

Britain is nation of litter louts, says Jeremy Paxman

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Damian Carrington Environment editor
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Clean Up Britain patron criticises 'utterly useless' ministers and 'even more useless' Keep Britain Tidy

Britain is a nation of litter louts and government efforts to tackle "the soul-destroying problem" are "utterly useless", according to Jeremy Paxman, patron of the Clean Up Britain group.

Polluters, such as the makers of chewing gum and cigarettes, should be made to pay for a national campaign to change peoples' behaviour, he will tell the UK's largest waste and recycling conference on Thursday. The aim is to make littering as unacceptable as drunk driving, he says.

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