Page 14 - Spring 2022 Community Newsletter ENG

How clean are our streets?
We recently launched our How
Clean Are Our Streets? report which
provides a ‘snapshot’ of litter and
other environmental quality issues.
We’ve carried out street cleanliness
surveys in every local authority
since 2007-08. Our incredible Policy
Team then bring together the data
from all the surveys to build a year-
on-year picture of the condition of
our streets.
Our independent report is the first
of its kind since the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are the headlines:
● ‘On-the-go’ food and
packaging litter was found on 64.2%
of streets across the country in
2021-22.
Help us spread the word!
● Drinks litter remained at pre-
pandemic levels and was found on Help us tackle these litter
44% streets. issues by downloading
campaign materials and
● Smoking litter is the most common becoming part of #CaruCymru
type of litter, found on 74.6% of
streets. We’ve just celebrated the first
anniversary of Caru Cymru (the
● PPE litter was included in the Welsh phrase meaning ‘Love
street cleanliness surveys for the Wales’) – our biggest ever
first time. Masks were found on 8% initiative to tackle litter and
of streets (approximately 10,700 waste.
littered masks).
The vision is for Caru Cymru
● Dog fouling was recorded on 8% to be interwoven into life in
of streets – the lowest figure since Wales, so it becomes second
street cleanliness surveys began in nature for everyone to do the
2007-08. right thing, from taking litter
home and cleaning up after
drink Visit our website your dog, to recycling ‘on-the-
for more information go’, reusing and repairing.
To help everyone spread the
word, we’ve created a one-
stop shop for Caru Cymru
campaigns, where you can
customise, download and print
materials for free.
Visit the Campaign Toolkit