According to figures from the RSPCA, they receive almost 13,000 reports over the past four years. about animals found severely injured, trapped, mutilated, choked or even dead from carelessly discarded litter over the past four years. For local authorities, the cleanup operation is a mammoth undertaking, with littering costing councils in England more than £800 million in 2023; money that could otherwise have been spent on improving the public services and facilities that we all rely on to live better, more convenient lives. Make no mistake: the scourge of rubbish on Britain’s streets is a nationwide crisis, and with the vast majority of offenders going completely unpunished, is a problem that shows no signs of abating, posing a significant risk to wildlife and local communities.