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When I take the dog for a walk, it’s usually an opportunity to think and unwind. However, it can have the opposite effect when I find the track covered in rubbish. Sometimes, it looks as though somebody has had a party in their car, then chucked everything straight out of the window.

Still, there’s no point complaining without doing anything about it. Although the presence of litter can act like permission for other people to start treating a place like a dump, happily it doesn’t take much to reverse the trend. Everyone can make a difference by doing a bit of clearing up; what’s more, it leaves you with a nice smug glow, knowing you’ve done your good deed for the day.

Have a go; maybe start by picking up one piece of trash a day, and – if you catch the litter-picking bug – go online and see if there are any local clean-up schemes you can take part in. You’ll get to enjoy some fresh air, meet new people and leave the world a better place.

Not bad for a rubbish day out.