Litter team uncovers vintage Marathon bar wrapper and Pepsi cans hidden in bush trends now
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A collection of vintage chocolate wrappers and drinks cans dating back to the 1980s have been unearthed by a group of litter-pickers.
The 35-year-old items were discovered by volunteers from the Wickford Wombles litter picking team in Essex after a hedge was trimmed back.
Among the rubbish was an old wrapper from a Marathon chocolate bar - now known as Snickers - and a number Pepsi cans from 1988.
Tracey Menzies, founder of the group said it was 'unfortunately not unusual' that the rubbish had not degraded over time.
She told the BBC: 'It's sad to find them - but it's also good to find them, to dispose of them properly after all this time.'
The battered-looking wrapper of the old Marathon bar was found hidden under a hedge in Essex by a litter picking team
The group also uncovered a number of old drinks cans - with one dating back to June 1988
Marathon bars were rebranded to Snickers in the UK and Ireland in 1990. The retro chocolate wrapping returned briefly in 2019.
