Anti-litter campaigner in Suffolk urges people to pick up after themselves

Jason Alexander recently found a forty year old Coke can in the county

Jason Alexander who runs the Vintage Litter Museum on a litter pick
Published 25th Mar 2024

An anti-litter campaigner from Suffolk says more needs to be done to stop people littering in the county.

Jason Alexander runs the Vintage Litter Museum in Woodbridge – showcasing rubbish he’s found during litter picks and walks around the county - some of which is more than a hundred years old.

Recently, he found a Coke can that was nearly 40 years old, and says this should encourage people to do stop littering: "It's not until you start litter picking that you realise how much litter is actually around...

"I've done thousands of these for years - I'd love to say it's getting better, but it's really not.

"Every single time I find more rubbish it ties my stomach in knots."

Jason Alexander showing his "Buttanic" made entirely from materials he's found litter picking.

Jason tells us he'd like to see better education on how littering impacts the environment: "All of these items, whether they're crisp packets, coffee cups, sweet wrappers, are going to hang around in the environment for years.

"They'll all have a bad effect on the environment."

Jason wearing his "Litter Picking King" Crown

He still remains optimistic things could change:

"We need to try and change our mentality - if we see a piece of litter on the ground, even if we didn't drop it, what's stopping us from picking it up? Leading by example?"

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