A WOKINGHAM hairdresser has been making a clean sweep of his store inside and out – now he’s encouraging others to do the same.
Mack Zeinedin, who runs Mac’s Hair and Beauty in Peach Street, said that he spends weekends tidying up the area outside his store, becoming a Litter Hero in the process.
He is hoping that he can encourage other businesses to do the same.
“I go outside and clean the roads every Saturday and Sunday morning. It doesn’t take long, just 10 minutes, but it makes such a difference to the area.
“I took a picture of me doing it and it got so many likes on Facebook. There were lots of positive comments such as ‘Good job Mack”. But I’m not doing this for Likes, I want to be part of the community.
“I want to encourage other shops to be responsible for their area.”
Mr Zeinedin, who has run the popular hairdressers for over two years, said that the majority of litter he collected was papers and drinks cans.
He said that he was inspired to take part after meeting someone from the Wokingham Litter Heroes group, which asks people to clean up the borough.
“I thought if he could do it, I could too,” Mr Zeinedin said.
And to prove he’s serious about his litter campaign, he’s got a Wokingham Litter Heroes sticker in his window – along with a signed Reading FC shirt.
The barber came to the UK to study, but stayed here after falling in love with the country.
He said: “The people of Wokingham are really, really nice and friendly.
“The salon has lots of regular customers including footballers from Reading FC’s first team.
“I treat everyone the same, no matter if they’re famous or not.”
