By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-01-31 19:46:08 | Updated at 2025-01-31 23:00:12
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A street cleaner who clears lay-bys says that he is “fighting a losing battle” as the litter continues to grow whilst motorists shout abuse and chuck waste at him.
The worker, who wishes to remain anonymous, operates in Warwickshire and says he “can’t cope with the amount of litter being thrown out of cars”.
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Some of the rubbish is chucked at street cleaners whilst they are tidying up the lay-bys
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The street cleaner said cuts have affected the workforce, with less staff and resources available to tackle the lay-bys.
“The trouble is Warwick district council does not put any more resources into cleaning the streets and we can't cope with the amount of litter being thrown out of cars,” he said.
In November, more than 12 tonnes of litter was collected from a busy road between Coventry and Stratford-upon-Avon.
The litter was recovered from an 18km (11 mile) stretch of the A46, including the central reservation and lay-bys.
A spokesperson from Warwick District Council said that clearing the rubbish was a “wholly unnecessary exercise” when all drivers needed to do was dispose of their waste when they got home.
A volunteer litter picker from Leicestershire told GB News last week that lay-bys are some of the “grimmest places on earth”, where he regularly finds bags and bottles of human waste.
He said that people need to start taking more “pride” in where they live and councils need to apply tougher measures to stamp out the problem at its head.
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