Anti-litter campaign launched

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To be run by the Highways Agency, the summer "Bag it and Bin it" campaign will target England's motorways and major A roads.

The agency's workers recently collected 189 refuse bags of litter from the six-mile stretch of the M3 between junctions 1 and 2 near south west London.

The agency said that on 34 miles of the M1 between junctions 24 and 30 in the East Midlands, roughly 2,500 refuse bags of litter are collected each year.

And in north west England, in the first six months of this year, just over 32,100 refuse bags of rubbish were collected from motorways and major A roads.

Derek Turner, the Highways Agency's director of network operations, said: "Everyone agrees roadside litter is unsightly, and clearing it up from the roadside takes up valuable resources that could be used elsewhere.

"We want everyone to help us keep England's roads clear by getting into the habit of keeping a bag in their vehicle to store their rubbish until they can find a bin for it."

Sheila Rainger, deputy director of the RAC Foundation, said: "With rubbish, there's no such place as 'away' - every piece of litter tossed onto the carriageway has to be picked up by someone.

"Throwing litter onto the road is a filthy habit and there's no excuse. It's a waste of money which could be better spent on repairs and maintenance and it's a safety hazard for everyone who has to dodge bags, cans and bottles on the road.