article_snippet.sent: Council chiefs were condemned last night after claiming it was too dangerous to collect the roadside litter blighting Britain.
article_snippet.sent: Nobody wants to drive through our beautiful countryside or approach a vibrant city, heralded only by discarded rubbish.
article_snippet.sent: councils are shutting councils eyes to the problem of litter.
article_snippet.sent: Roadside litter has become a problem almost everywhere in the UK.
article_snippet.sent: Disgrace: Winchester Council chiefs claimed it was too dangerous to collect roadside litter.
article_snippet.sent: Pictured: rubbish beside Crookilley Way, Stockport .
article_snippet.sent: is Crookilley Way in Stockport, which is littered with plastic bags and bottles.
article_snippet.sent: A Highways England spokesman said: ‘Although we spend at least £6 million a year collecting more than 150,000 sacks of litter from England’s motorways, we still find the level of litter unacceptable.