Name and shame litter louts
March 24th 2009 By writing children's names on sweet wrappers, a Gloucestershire shopkeeper has cut down litter in her village by 40%. Yvonne Froud, 52, marks each wrapper, crisp packet and drinks container with the name of the buyer using an indelible marker.
Litter louts who drop their rubbish are shown the evidence and temporarily banned from her shop or told to go on a litter-pick, reported the Daily Mirror. Ollie Williams, eight, said: "I have to put the packet in the bin because it has my name on it."
The two-week scheme has been so successful Ms Fround says she might extend it to adult shoppers at her post office and stores in Joys Green.
She said: "I was so disgusted by the litter I had to do something about it. Now if we find packets around the village we know who they belong to," She added,"I will do it with adults if they start littering too."
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