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Jason Alexander at his vintage litter museum in Woodbridge Suffolk. Photo: Humphrey Nemar

Rubbish from the 1950s and 60 has been found on our beaches and beauty spots, showing the devastating long term impact plastic pollution has on the environment.

The haul also includes a Spar washing up liquid bottle estimated to be over 60-years-old, a Revlon deodorant from 1954 as well a medical instrument from the 1920s.

The items are now on display at the Vintage Litter Museum, in Woodbridge, Suffolk, which showcases ditched rubbish to highlight the damage they can cause to wildlife as well as our rivers and seas.

Among its 450 items are empty crisp packets from the 1960s, washing-up liquid bottles and old carrier bags still intact.

It is the brainchild of Jason Alexander, 55, from Ipswich, who in 2014 set up RubbishWalks, on which ramblers pick litter.

"Every single one helps to reinforce just how long these items persist in the environment," he said.

Wildlife photographer Jason, one of the country’s most prolific litter pickers, decided to document the junk he picked up while walking on Suffolk's coastline. He has also amassed a collection of 100 Smarties lids, dating from the mid-1970s to late 1980s, as well as an early 1980s orange Tango can.