Food packaging was more likely to be discarded by drivers at out-of-town shopping centres than in Glasgow city centre.
Litter is dropped on Glasgow's roads every three seconds on average, according to new analysis, which also found that out-of-town shopping centres are a popular dumping ground for drivers.
The data showed that litter accumulates where vehicles drive at slower speed, such as traffic lights, junctions and roundabouts. A total of 169,597 pieces of litter were detected in one month.The survey also found that litter is dropped on average every three seconds on the roads of Glasgow with cigarette butts, paper, glass bottles and plastic fragments, often broken down from food and drink litter the most common types of roadside litter.
"Our data highlights that many of our streets, open spaces, and roadsides are blighted by litter, so it’s imperative that we trial new, and innovative ways of tackling it. It comes after Inverclyde was named Scotland's dirtiest city following analysis for The Herald of raw data by Keep Scotland Beautiful
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