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A man who results in artwork out of discarded encounter masks claimed he has come to be “addicted” to litter finding.
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After 5 years doing the job at a brewery, Thomas Yates, 45, from West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, was made redundant at the commence of the coronavirus pandemic and works by using the extra time clearing the streets.
He has gathered extra than 2,800 deserted facial area masks although out running and cycling and posts his creations on social media, where he has attracted hundreds of followers.
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“I have questioned myself, ‘Why am I producing art out of litter? And then when you see the end results, I feel they’re very fantastic,” he claimed.
A spokesman for Rushcliffe Borough Council explained: “We would like to thank Thomas for his fantastic get the job done and all the lots of volunteers who presently litter choose in their regional communities consistently and enable hold our streets, parks and open up areas even tidier.”
Online video journalist: Chris Waring
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A man who results in artwork out of discarded encounter masks claimed he has come to be “addicted” to litter finding.
After 5 years doing the job at a brewery, Thomas Yates, 45, from West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, was made redundant at the commence of the coronavirus pandemic and works by using the extra time clearing the streets.
He has gathered extra than 2,800 deserted facial area masks although out running and cycling and posts his creations on social media, where he has attracted hundreds of followers.
“I have questioned myself, ‘Why am I producing art out of litter? And then when you see the end results, I feel they’re very fantastic,” he claimed.
A spokesman for Rushcliffe Borough Council explained: “We would like to thank Thomas for his fantastic get the job done and all the lots of volunteers who presently litter choose in their regional communities consistently and enable hold our streets, parks and open up areas even tidier.”
Online video journalist: Chris Waring
Observe BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story thoughts to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.united kingdom.