Kids being recruited to help in litter campaign

Young people in Renfrewshire are being encouraged to help tackle the problem of littering and compete for clean-up glory.

Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful is launching a ‘Litter League’ this month as part of the annual Spring Clean campaign.

Keep Scotland Beautiful has also partnered with Play Scotland as part of their litter pick-and-play programme, linking the climate crisis with the play crisis. There are seven awards to be won as young people compete to be Litter League winners.

There are seven awards available in different locations, with children in Renfrewshire competing to be the Glasgow and Strathclyde Spring Clean champion.

Only clean-ups taking place between March 13 and March 31 will be counted as entries for the Litter League. Schools, nurseries, youth groups, uniformed youth groups, after-school care, children’s play groups and children’s community groups can all enter.

Winners will scoop a #SpringCleanScotland trophy, receive Clean-up champion rewards and those who are also entering the litter pickand-play will receive a certificate of participation to display and be entered into a draw to win £100 worth of vouchers.

Barry Fisher, chief executive at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “We are facing a litter emergency and we need everyone to get involved. Last year we saw thousands of volunteers roll up their sleeves across more than 100 events. We want to do even better.

“This exciting and fun campaign is a perfect way to get young people of all ages involved and, with some terrific prizes and bragging rights on offer, we can’t wait to celebrate our league champions.”

Visit www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ springclean for more information