Campaigning for the countryside -
Litter – Stop the Drop
CPRE President Bill Bryson is spearheading a national campaign against litter in the countryside and towns. He says the amount of money spent on cleaning England’s streets increased by £33m last year. We’re now spending £780m a year to pluck fast food wrappers out of hedges and plastic bottles from gutters. He continues: That’s £2.1m a day clearing up after the thoughtless people who just can’t be bothered to put their litter in a bin. It doesn’t take a moment to realise where else that money could be better spent – better schools and hospitals?
Although district councils are responsible for collecting litter, they cannot do
as much as is needed. So we are encouraging parish councils to organise litter picks.
CPRE has produced litter-
One of our members, Michael, is a member of Cambridge Rutherford Rotary which is
supporting CPRE’s national campaign to reduce litter in the countryside. Successful
litter picks have been held in Horningsea, Waterbeach, and Newton. He is keen to
help other small villages organise a litter-
Click here for press release
Click here for a list of villages which have carried out litter picks or plan to do so and require help.
