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More than 22,000 people log litter picking activity for #SpringCleanScotland
Friday 4 April 2025 - 15:18
A whopping 22,000+ people have already logged litter picking activity as part of environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful’s annual Spring Clean Scotland challenge.
The biggest volunteer litter picking campaign in Scotland kicked off on 21 March and with two weeks of the campaign still to go the charity is hoping to smash volunteer target numbers – proving just how many people care about their communities and want to make a positive difference to the places they live, work and visit.
Acting Net Zero Secretary Gillian Martin said: “Litter is a blight on our streets and communities and harms our countryside and marine environment.
“I want to thank everyone who has given up their time to take part in this year’s Spring Clean so far.
“Scotland is a beautiful country and we all have a responsibility to keep it that way. Everyone who takes part is helping to make a real difference to their local areas and protecting our natural environment and wildlife.”
Barry Fisher, Chief Executive at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “We’ve declared a litter emergency in Scotland, and with 81% of people agreeing they want to see increased action to clean up litter in their communities, #SpringCleanScotland 2025 is the perfect chance for people to get involved and take action to reverse the deterioration in environmental quality in Scotland’s neighbourhoods.
“Every Spring we are so impressed with the sheer number of people who are getting involved with a litter pick – showing that cleaning up can be the norm and giving us hope that we can make littering unacceptable if we all take action.
“Every effort, however big or small, helps, and every single piece of litter picked up is another step towards reversing the litter emergency.”
We are supporting the delivery of actions outlined in the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy for Scotland. One of these has been the creation and development of an online Community Litter Hub, providing a dedicated place for communities and businesses to access information, advice and support to empower people to tackle the litter emergency. You can access it at Community Litter Hub
If you want to play your part, why not organise a litter pick with friends, family, workmates or your wider community? Or find one to join in and find out what is happening near you at Spring Clean 2025 | Keep Scotland Beautiful.