Top ten brands dumped as litter

Coca-Cola was the most littered brand in London. Credit: Press Assocation

Keep Britain Tidy has revealed the top 10 brands, most commonly dumped as litter, across the capital.

The most littered brand in London was Coke, with more than 150 pieces of rubbish counted - seven percent of the total recorded in the capital.

The data comes from the charity's latest Great Litter Count - which sees volunteers and surveying staff recording rubbish across the country. In London 55 people signed up to count more than 2,230 pieces of litter, and across the country more than 500 people were involved in recording more than 37,000 items.

The top 10 most littered brands in London were:

  • Coke

  • Japan Tobacco International (who own brands such as Camel and Silk Cut)

  • Mars

  • Cadbury

  • Walkers

  • McDonalds

  • GlaxoSmithKline

  • Sainsburys

  • Nestlé

  • Red Bull

Walkers packaging came in fifth. Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA

Coke was also the most littered brand across the country, followed by Cadbury, Walkers, McDonalds and Mars.

Keep Britain Tidys chief executive Phil Barton said:

McDonalds also came in the top ten. Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Keep Britain Tidy works with some of the companies whose products feature in this top ten, including Coke, McDonalds and Japan Tobacco International.