Help to clean up Monklands

The people of Airdrie and Coatbridge are being urged to get rubbish in the bag after an increase in litter during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Zero Waste Scotland is supporting Keep Scotland Beautiful and the Marine Conservation Society with funding to provide individuals, couples, families and small groups – in keeping with the Scottish Government’s current outdoors advice – with litter-picking and survey kits to deal with littering and help keep Monklands looking stunning during the pandemic.

The kits, designed with social distancing in mind, have everything required to tackle wrappers, packets and anything else strewn near residential and recrreational areas and streets throughout Airdrie and Coatbridge.

Barry Fisher, chief executive of Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “Our polling shows that 29 per cent believe that the amount of litter has got worse over the lockdown period.

“But we know that people across the country want to take action to change that.

“This funding will allow us to triple the number of Clean Up Scotland community litter picking hubs we support across Scotland.

“This will strengthen the capacity of communities to survey and take action on litter in their very own neighbourhoods.”

The partnership runs unt i l November 8 and details of how to access the kits will be promoted on the Keep Scotland Beautiful and Marine Conservation Society websites.

There is no time limit for taking part in the clean ups and everyone can join in.

Visit https://www. keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ or https:// www. mcsuk. org/ to find out more information about the organisations’ link-up.