It’s one of the most common crimes in the UK.
Littering – much of it done by motorists throwing rubbish out of their cars – cost councils in England over £800 million to clear up last year.
It’s a nationwide problem and the vast majority of offenders go unpunished, creating streams of rubbish alongside our roads.
Now, local authorities are turning to AI to help with the crisis. A new technology called Littercam, which is being trialled by eight councils across the country, turns ordinary CCTV cameras into ones capable of identifying littering.
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