Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Plea to keep Dundee streets cleaner
LOCAL businesses have been urged to keep Dundee’s streets clean by signing up to a new litter prevention initiative.
Zero Waste Scotland is calling on local organisations to take part in changing behaviour and attitudes to litter.
The Overgate Shopping Centre and McDonald’s have signed up to the initiative and Zero Waste Scotland is urging more businesses across the city to join.
The plan is for businesses to agree to adopt a range of actions to prevent litter and flytipping.
These include preventative approaches such as displaying litter prevention messages, minimising packaging and providing sufficient litter and recycling bins, as well as clearing litter from around their premises.
Overgate operations manager Morag Dennis said: “Overgate is a big part of Dundee and we take great pride in the appearance of the centre, so when we were asked to sign up it just made sense.
“We all need to take responsibility for keeping Dundee litter-free.”
Nick McPartland, a local McDonald’s franchise owner, said: “As a high-volume takeaway food retailer in Dundee, we have a role to play in ensuring the area is kept litter-free and helping to educate our customers.
“When businesses and the community come together to tackle local issues we are able to achieve so much more, and this initiative is a perfect example.
“We hope by committing to this initiative we can encourage other retailers to do the same.”
David Barnes, programme manager for litter and flytipping at Zero Waste Scotland, added: “We’re delighted that two of the major retail players in Dundee, the Overgate and McDonald’s, are taking the lead on tackling litter by answering our call to local businesses to draw up a prevention plan. I look forward to welcoming more businesses to working with us.”