Ingenious Campaign Works Out How To Stop People Littering

How do you get people to stop littering? UK organization Hubbub thinks it’s found the answer: competition.

Its #neatstreets campaign asks smokers to vote on such divisive topics as football and cricket, by placing their cigarette butts into clear divided containers.

Another clever design asks gum-chewers to connect the dots on specially designed boards to reveal answers to questions…

… And famous faces.

“Our public polling discovered that a staggering 86% of people think littering is a disgusting habit yet only 15% of us would actually confront someone and tell them that,” according to Hubbub.

“This is why from May to October we’re trialling a new approach to tackling littering on Villiers Street, Westminster, using the latest thinking on behaviour change and awareness raising from around the world.”