# Fed-up driver builds AI litter tracker

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fed-up-driver-builds-ai-litter-tracker/
- Published: 2026-10-26T06:18:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T07:12:45+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5x2v3ky1ek7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: AI, Science, Software, Technology

## Key points

- An AI app tracks and grades litter spotted from vehicles.
- It has logged over 28,000 reports across the UK.
- Shropshire Council is exploring improvements on the A5 and A49.

## Summary

Fed-up Shrewsbury software developer Robin Bennett has built an AI-powered app that records and grades roadside litter from a vehicle. He hopes its data will show where rubbish is concentrated and encourage councils and campaigners to take action.

The app takes a photograph every 10 seconds and assesses visible litter against a national standard; Bennett says it can run without requiring the driver to touch the screen. It has logged more than 3,000 reports in Shropshire and over 28,000 across the UK. Bennett is sharing the data with Clean Up Britain, while Shropshire Council is discussing ways to improve litter management on the A5 and A49 with National Highways.

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