Campaigners claim Dumfries and Galloway's road verges being turned into "absolute disgrace" by littering

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A council spokesman said: “It’s the thoughtless actions of a minority of drivers that not only spoils the local landscape and creates a danger to wildlife but also places the lives of the community assets teams, who carry out the litter picking, at risk. “Please be considerate when driving and take your litter home for the sake of your community, wildlife and the council streetscene workers.”Mark Jardine, founder of The People’s Project in Dumfries, has also hit out at litter louts.

He has had large signs erected in the town for a few years showing the lifespan of discarded rubbish and its effect on the environment which he believes could “ultimately cost us our planet”.