Grab your litter-picker; Wigan Borough gears up for Great British Spring Clean
Wigan Council is supporting its communities to get behind the Great British Spring Clean.
Groups can apply for equipment to help their efforts, with Keep Britain Tidy encouraging everyone to pick up at least one bag of litter.
This year, the national initiative lands as the local authority is in the process of refocusing its plans to tackle littering.
Councillor Paul Prescott, portfolio holder for environment, said: “Tackling litter and fly-tipping is a real priority for us, as outlined in the recent launch of our litter strategy.
“The council spends an estimated £4m a year clearing litter and fly-tipping from public spaces.
“Not only could this money be much better spent in other ways, if we can reduce the amount of waste dropped and dumped in our borough, it will have a hugely positive impact on our communities and our environment.
“Our litter strategy is all about us working with our local communities; empowering business, residents and schools to keep our borough beautiful.
“So if you’ve been thinking about getting involved- there is no better time than the Great British Spring Clean.
“If you’d like to bring your community, business, school or even a group of friends or family together to do a litter pick, we can help. Visit Great British Spring Clean 2023 to let us know about your litter pick, and we can supply equipment including litter pickers and bags. We can also organise to come pick up your bags when you’re done.”
In addition to supporting community litter picks, the council held a litter pick to launch the Spring Clean on Friday, March 17 around Pemberton town centre, with a litter pick planned at Butts Street, Leigh on Friday, March 31 to close the event. All are welcome to join.
This dedicated campaign runs in conjunction with the normal day-to-day litter pick collections which are carried out by the council’s Street Scene teams throughout the year, whatever the weather.
Coun Prescott, said: “I regularly litter pick and it’s a great opportunity to spend time in my local community and do my bit to make sure it’s somewhere we can all be proud of.
“As well as polluting our streets, parks and beaches, litter harms wildlife, domestic pets and cattle.
“If you do a litter pick and are sharing the photos on social media, please use the hashtag #WigansSpringClean so we can all share in the amazing work of volunteers across our borough.”
Posted on Friday 17th March 2023