CPRE Litter and Fly-tipping Campaign
Litter is a growing problem. Last year alone, an estimated 25 million
tonnes were dropped in Britain, and the problem affects
countryside and urban areas alike. This amount of litter is an eyesore
that despoils the environment. It is also a hazard to pets and wild animals
– one that killed or injured over 69,000 animals in Britain last year.
CPRE is working on this project with CleanupUK
(an organisation whose aim is to assist people in arranging litter picks).
The website, www.litteraction.org.uk,
is an online forum designed to bring together people who pick up litter.
You can join an existing group or, if there is no group in your their
area, set up a new one. The site aims to promote and support local community
action. Litteraction.org.uk
is CPRE's response to the thousands of letters and emails Bill Bryson
has received since becoming CPRE’s President. They have been sent
in from volunteers all over England who dedicate their free time to picking
up litter.
The site is all about inspiring people to work together with others in
the local community to clean it up, making the area where you live a better
place to be. As well as steering people towards their nearest group, the
site also contains lots of other information and campaigning ideas.
You’ll be able to use the site to record how many bags of litter
you’ve collected. This will help us lobby those in central and local
government and other relevant organisations to do something about the
litter problem.
Log on to www.litteraction.org.uk
to find out more. We hope you like it.
Take
practical action
There are various things we can all do to participate in this campaign.
Please click on the links below (to PDF documents) to learn more.
Duty
Body Contacts - who is responsible for what? (45kb) |
|
Local
Authority powers (383kb) |
Letter
writing tips (77kb) |
Banish
Bags (169kb) |
Organise
a Clean Up Day (105kb) |
For for more information on this campaign and more ways you can help, visit either cpre.org.uk or litteraction.org.uk
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CPRE Herefordshire
CPRE Herefordshire is a registered Charity: No: 213951. The Campaign to Protect Rural England exists to promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country.