Take action
Six ways you can help tackle litter and fly-tipping
1. Join LitterAction
Do you see untidy litter spoiling the town and countryside where you live? You could do something about it by joining a litter picking group and transforming theses places into pleasant places for people and wildlife. Visit our LitterAction website to find a group near you and get tips on litter picking.
Find a litter group near you:
> www.litteraction.org.uk
2. Help clean up your local beach – Beachwatch Big Weekend: 18 - 19 September
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) are running the Beachwatch Big Weekend. The tide of litter washing up on our shores can kill some of our best-loved marine wildlife. Over 170 species including turtles, whales and seabirds are known to have mistaken marine litter for food resulting in starvation, poisoning and fatal stomach blockages. You can help turn the tide by registering online to take part or call the MCS litter team on 01989 567807.
> Marine Conservation Society website: Beachwatch
3. Report a litter or fly-tipping problem to your local council
You can use our easy to use online letter writing tool to find and email your local council and let them know about your problem and action you want them to take.
Find and email your local council:
> England
> Wales
> Scotland
> Northern Ireland
| CPRE East Hampshire fly-tipping initiative CPRE Hampshire has established a new pilot scheme with the National Farmers Union, the Country Land and Business Association, East Hampshire District Council and the Environment Agency to find out the levels of fly-tipping on private land and establish new ways of dealing with it. For further details ring 01962 779185. Internet link East Hampshire District Council: Stop the Drop |
4. Make your school litter free
Our education pack for schools, How to Run a Whole School Litter Campaign, includes shocking facts about litter and powerful photographs that show wildlife injured by carelessly dropped rubbish. Practical activities and lessons encourage children to understand the problem of litter and the harm it can do to wildlife and the wider environment. Teachers will find the suggested activities and lesson ideas can be related across all subject areas of the curriculum.> How to Run a Whole School Litter Campaign (15.8MB PDF)
5. Sign up to Bill Bryson’s Stop the Drop newsletter
We need to demonstrate to Government how many people support our Stop the Drop campaign. Join the Stop the Drop campaign and receive Bill Bryson’s campaign updates and e-newsletter. As well as getting all the latest campaign news we’ll be letting you know about more ways to get involved and take action.
6. Join us and make a differenceJust by becoming a member, you can make a crucial contribution to our work — and you also gain some excellent membership benefits.
