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Cleaning up Britain: in the frontline of the fight against rubbish
2015-05-30 23:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Villiers Street in the West End would be Londons foulest road if not for Hasan Akin. He and a team of seven cleaners collect up to 70 large sacks of cigarette butts, crisp packets, chewing gum and fast-food litter every day. The 500-metre street, which runs between the Embankment and Charing Cross station, has 11 fast-food joints, three pubs, a nightclub, cafes, corporate offices and private homes. Last week Akin and his team counted many thousands of bits of chewing gum stuck to the road,...
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