Big-name brands have been urged to improve the way in which they encourage consumers not to drop litter.

A survey of more than 7,500 pieces of rubbish picked up throughout Britain by anti-littler group Litter Heroes showed brands such as Coca-Cola, Walkers crisps and McDonald's were among the most often-dropped brands.

Coca-Cola was most-littered brand, accounting for 4.9% of rubbish, followed by Walkers Crisps at 4.1% and McDonald's at 3.4%.

And Mr Barnes urged the companies to accept some responsibility for the problem.

He said: "Clearly, the people who drop litter are directly responsible for the problem, but manufacturers must accept some responsibility too.

"Littering of these brands is degrading the environment on a national scale.

"The survey shows that almost everywhere you go in the UK you are likely to see a littered Coke can or a Walkers Crisp packet.

"It is time these companies took much greater responsibility for preventing littering of their products and for the cost of the clean-up."

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