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Keeping things clean with
Litter Free Zones
Litter Free Zones is a project which This academic year 56 new schools
supports schools to adopt specific registered to the programme,
zones to litter pick on a regular basis. involving 1,737 litter picking
Whether it is the road outside volunteers who collected a
your school or the local park, it staggering 711 bags of litter plus a
always feels great to know you are further 178 bags of recycling.
contributing to the community and
encourages pupils to develop a That’s 889 bags of waste taken
sense of accountability and pride in out of our local environment and
the place they live. disposed of properly – da iawn!
“It has become an opportunity for some to step up and have a responsibility.”
- David Lawson, PPA staff, Ysgol Llywelyn, Denbighshire
“The children really enjoyed going out on the litter pick. They were also
appalled with how much rubbish we collected”.
- Bethan Mathias, year 5 teacher, YGG Bronllwyn, RCT
Interested in getting involved with Litter Free Zones?
Click here for more information.
