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Litter campaign becomes a work of art 2010-Feb-26
   

A man who is campaigning to clean up the country by taking photos of rubbish has had his pictures turned into collectable art.

Litter at the side of the A1, photographed by Richard Broom
Litter at the side of the A1, photographed by Richard Broom Photo: GEOFF ROBINSON

Richard Broom, 56, has spent hours photographing litter along the UK's main roads and posting them on a Blog in a bid to get Gordon Brown to tidy up Britain.

But his artistic photographs, including a broken toilet and bottles of urine, have become so popular he is getting picture requests from across the globe.

"It's really strange that people want to turn my photos of rubbish into art," said Mr Broom.

"I've had lots of requests from people in America for copies of my pictures to put on their walls.

"One of them was particularly keen on my photo of a crumpled up coke can."

Richard's litter campaign started when he was driving along the A1 to London.

"I drive to London quite often and one day I happened to notice the piles of rubbish along the road and as I carried on I saw it was everywhere all along the verges," he said.

"When you are whizzing down the motorway at 70 mph you don't tend to notice it but if you stop and look you see what a state the roads are in.

"It's a real embarrassment for Britain and shows that people just don't care about the countryside any more."

Mr Broom, from Thurlby Moor, Lincolnshire, decided to start recording the rubbish on the UK's verges by taking pictures.

"One layby I came across was like a cesspit because it was so full of rubbish," he said.

"It was stomach churning and even had bottles of urine flung out of windows by lorry drivers.

"It is a major issue, it is unsightly and it causes pollution."

He has now written an open letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown and posted it on his website for people to forward to their MPs and councillors.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

 
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