Page 15 - Spring 2022 Community Newsletter ENG

How clean are our streets? Help us spread the word!

We recently launched our How ● Drinks litter remained at pre-
Clean Are Our Streets? report which pandemic levels and was found on Help us tackle these litter
provides a ‘snapshot’ of litter and 44% streets. issues by downloading

other environmental quality issues. campaign materials and

● Smoking litter is the most common becoming part of #CaruCymru

We’ve carried out street cleanliness type of litter, found on 74.6% of
surveys in every local authority streets. We’ve just celebrated the first

since 2007-08. Our incredible Policy anniversary of Caru Cymru (the

Team then bring together the data ● PPE litter was included in the Welsh phrase meaning ‘Love
from all the surveys to build a year- street cleanliness surveys for the Wales’) – our biggest ever

on-year picture of the condition of first time. Masks were found on 8% initiative to tackle litter and

our streets. of streets (approximately 10,700 waste.
littered masks).

Our independent report is the first The vision is for Caru Cymru

of its kind since the start of the ● Dog fouling was recorded on 8% to be interwoven into life in
COVID-19 pandemic. of streets – the lowest figure since Wales, so it becomes second

street cleanliness surveys began in nature for everyone to do the

Here are the headlines: 2007-08. right thing, from taking litter
home and cleaning up after

● ‘On-the-go’ food and drink Visit our website your dog, to recycling ‘on-the-

packaging litter was found on 64.2% for more information go’, reusing and repairing.

of streets across the country in
2021-22. 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