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Working across sectors to bring focus to litter prevention activity in the UK.

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Who is it for?

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Individuals

Bringing together individual members of groups, local residents...

Local Communities

Mutual support for local activists, volunteer organisations, litter picking groups, youth groups, local authorities, parish councils...

Organisations

National Organisations, Environmental pressure groups sharing information.

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Aug 26, 2021

Parish Councils and enforcement

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Aug 06, 2021

Environment Bill: Is the "realistic yet ambitious timeline" talked about by the Parliamentary Secretary, realistic and ambitious enough?

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Jun 30, 2021

Health food packaging

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Apr 29, 2021

What are the ingredients of a successful anti-littering strategy?

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Apr 24, 2021

How do we prioritise what needs to change?

Be one of the first to join or start an on-line group and share ideas

What will help to cut litter?

Click below to find out more about these important ingredients.

Legislation

The Environment Bill Extended Producer Responsibility Deposit Return Schemes Enforcement of Fines

Campaigns

Campaigns should get national organisations local people, local councils and businesses working together.

Work out how to put together a local Litter campaign with our Campaign 'Cookbook'.

Education

If litter is understood by teachers and policymakers as a topic through which to develop knowledge and skills, it is more likely to be given attention in today’s crowded curriculum.

Events

Plastic-Free Hackney July Pollution Pick

The Great British Spring Clean 28 May -13 June

Take Part in a Beach Clean

UK News

All-In DRS would cut up to 34T of plastic litter in first year.

Research suggests an annual reduction of 34,493 tonnes of plastic waste in 2024 increasing to 58,007 tonnes by 2033.

DRS/ EPR Timetable - letter to MP

14 July 2021 Text of letter sent to local MP about the delay in the Deposit Return System and Extended Producer Responsibility timetable...

Thoughtless littering costs charity £134,000

According to a report from CPRE , The Woodland Trust, which kept its 1,000 sites open during the pandemic to give people the opportunity...

World News

"How countries are turning the tide on marine plastic pollution"

More and more countries are joining the Clean Seas campaign to fight against marine litter and plastic pollution.

Groups on the site

Plastic Free Hackney

Plastic-Free Hackney is a not-for-profit campaign group committed to creating a cleaner and greener environment, starting right on our...

Find your local litter pick group

Extract from Little Green Duckie . See also www.litteraction.org.uk - to find local groups in the UK. Volunteering: I love a litter pick....

Litter Reduction Initiatives, trials, reports

Love Your Forest

Litter is an on-going and stubborn problem. Polling by Hubbub UK (2016) revealed that 86%1 of the public believe that dropping litter is...

Litter in Lockdown

In this study, CPRE looks at how littering has changed during the pandemic and its impact on the environment. We make recommendations...

Neat Streets

Testing approaches to creating litter free streets Hubbub UK’s Neat Streets campaign was a 5 month social experiment which tested new...

How To and Useful Links

Litter-picking equipment

CleanupUK: "LITTER-PICKING EQUIPMENT Whether litter-picking alone or in a group, you’ll need the right equipment to carry out a safe and...

Local Authorities and Litter

Cleanup UK: "Local authorities play a key role in street cleansing, clearing litter and rubbish, collecting waste, emptying bins and...

Funding

From Cleanup UK: "Individual or occasional cleanups can usually be done with little outlay. But you might want to consider obtaining...

CleanupUK: Find a Litter picking Group

CleanupUK is a charity that helps people to combat the litter problem where they live. It is an activity that brings communities closer...

Find your local litter pick group

Extract from Little Green Duckie . See also www.litteraction.org.uk - to find local groups in the UK. Volunteering: I love a litter pick....

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Stronger Together

Who is it for?

Individuals

Local Communities

Organisations

Parish Councils and enforcement

Environment Bill: Is the "realistic yet ambitious timeline" talked about by the Parliamentary Secretary, realistic and ambitious enough?

Health food packaging

What are the ingredients of a successful anti-littering strategy?

How do we prioritise what needs to change?

What's Happening

Plastic-Free Hackney July Pollution Pick

The Great British Spring Clean 28 May -13 June

Take Part in a Beach Clean

All-In DRS would cut up to 34T of plastic litter in first year.

DRS/ EPR Timetable - letter to MP

Thoughtless littering costs charity £134,000

"How countries are turning the tide on marine plastic pollution"

Plastic Free Hackney

Find your local litter pick group

Love Your Forest

Litter in Lockdown

Neat Streets

Litter-picking equipment

Local Authorities and Litter

Funding

CleanupUK: Find a Litter picking Group

Find your local litter pick group

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