Great British September Clean
Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/09/2020 - 27/09/2020
All Day
Location
Coventry
Categories
From 11 to 27 September, Keep Britain Tidy will once more be organising the UK’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign: the Great British September Clean 2020, after the Spring Clean was postponed due to COVID-19.
In 2019, more than 560,000 people took part.
- 17,097 clean-ups were held and 957,377 bags of litter collected – that’s 239,344 wheelie bins full of rubbish or 4,308 tonnes worth.
- Around 61% of the litter collected was ‘general waste’ and approximately 39% has been recycled (18% plastic, 21% aluminium).
- Over 1.1 million hours have been dedicated to the campaign – equivalent in time to 128.5 years(24/7).
In 2020, the organisers are aiming to get 600,000 #LitterHeroes.
You can either join an organised clean-up, or you can pledge to pick up litter. You could even organise your own!
More Information
https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/great-british-spring-clean
You can continue to care for your local environment year-round through the #LitterHeroes programme, join a Keep Britain Tidy volunteer project near you, or considering becoming a #LitterHeroes Ambassador and help to inspire even more people to join in.