Britain's youngest litter picker spends all his spare time cleaning the streets in his hometown – AGED FIVE.

Harlee Hutchinson collects rubbish every weekend and most evenings after school with his trusty ‘grab n grip' litter picker.

The youngster decided to take action after spotting fast food wrappers dumped near his home in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham.

He and his parents Amanda and Kevin now hit the streets around four times a week with Harlee donning his hi-vis vest.

Harlee fills around two bin bags with rubbish each time he goes out and has now attracted online support from people following his lead.

Amanda, 36, said: "We live opposite a McDonald's and a KFC and Harlee got angry after seeing all the wrappers and food boxes everywhere."

"He said he wanted to pick the rubbish up if no one else was so we went with him and it went from there. He said he wanted to do it again."

"We joined a community group who gave him a hi-vis vest and a proper litter picker. "

"Obviously no one wants rubbish dumped on the streets and neither does Harlee but he gets a lot of helping clean up the community."

"People around here have started noticing too. An old lady gave him £20 for some cleaning as a thank you. "

"He was so grateful but wanted to do something with it so donated it to charity."

"Harlee watches YouTube videos of people giving money to the homeless. He wanted to use his money to give to the homeless. "

"He started all of this in September."

"He's literally out every other day whatever the weather. He's around our local area, he doesn't go too far as he's only five and gets tired easily. "

"We can fill one bag and we haven't got around our block. We normally take two bags."

"We recycle as much as we can. It would just be nice to not see as much rubbish in our area."

As well as litter picking, Harlee has raised hundreds of pounds for a wildlife charity and two local foodbanks.

Proud dad Kevin, 35, said: "He would go out every day, all day if we let him, he's just non-stop."

"I couldn't be more proud of him. He's such a joy to be around."

Factory worker Kevin added: "We have a Facebook page to keep everyone up to date. We thought we'd create a page for Harlee. "

"People can watch him and stay up to speed."

"We've donated to a wildlife sanctuary which is in the area. "

"We've got his fund up to £115. His goal was only £50, but before that he's raised £80. He's raised nearly £200. "

"We try and do it for the animal one and the two foodbanks. He likes hedgehogs and squirrels."

Harlee's Trash Patrol Facebook group now has more than 170 members.

Kind-hearted Harlee remains unfazed by his popularity and simply says: "I can get money, get food, and help people."

On litter picking, Harlee offers some good advice, adding: "You have to be careful about poo, because it could be under leaves."

Mum Amanda, who has two other children, added: "We're both so proud of how selfless he is, he is such a joy to be around."

"He is always full of compliments and thinking of others, very empathetic. "

"We couldn't be prouder, he's literally such a joy to be around. He's always happy, not a naughty child and full of compliments. "

"He is quite mature for his age, too."