A network of litter-picking hubs
GIVEN the resource challenges facing local authorities in Scotland – plus the reasonable question: Why only them? – our streets are never going to be…
Category: Litter and graffiti
Almost three million disposable vapes estimated to have ended up as litter
ALMOST three million disposable vapes are estimated to have been thrown away as litter in Scotland in the last year – according to a report…
New strategy launched to tackle flytipping
FINES for flytipping have been doubled, as part of a new Scots strategy designed to eliminate flytipping and reduce littering, insodoing increasing the amount of…
New litter picking hub the 88th in the city
RESIDENTS in the Tollcross area of Glasgow – in the east of the city – are being provided free use of litter picking equipment in…
Further postponement to bottles and cans returns scheme
A SCHEME seeking to encourage the return of used bottles and cans, to help reduce litter and increase recycling, has been postponed until at least…
Glasgow’s litter pickers recognised
GLASGOW has been recognised for its litter picking volunteers. According to the charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, Glasgow was top among Scotland’s local authorities for litter…
Call made for flytipping fines to be increased
A MEMBER of Glasgow City Council has called for fines to be increased, to punish flytippers. At the end of 2021, the Scottish Government launched…
Graffiti removal team on the cards in the capital
THE setting up of a dedicated graffiti removal team in Edinburgh is among the options that members of a committee at The City of Edinburgh…
Litter: the solution is in everyone’s hands, Laura Watson
PRIOR to joining the charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, last year, I spent the better part of the previous decade travelling to various location across Britain…
Wet wipes the main culprit in beach clean findings
WET wipes appear to be main culprit in a survey of litter picked up on Scotland’s beaches. According to results published by the Marine Conservation…