Giant Hogweed Warning!
Giant Hogweed information for Keep Washington Tidy members. I know that a few individuals litter pick near or around the river and the Giant Hogweed is in abundance this year. It has been treated by Sunderland Council and it is only the sap which is hazardous but a little bit of knowledge goes a long…
Washington and litter what is the council doing about it?
The highways and slip roads A195, A1231 and A 195 are cleaned of litter twice a year. Road closures have to be made through a legal process and advertised. This legal process costs £21,000 a year. The grass verge is cut at the same time. I have suggested that cameras are erected to capture number…
Sustrans volunteers collect nearly 1,000 bags of litter in the North East
Children’s toys, bikes and scooters, as well as Christmas decorations, were amongst an estimated 955 bags of litter collected by our volunteers on cycle routes in County Durham, Gateshead and Newcastle during 2018. Volunteer groups meet each week to pick litter and help maintain traffic-free sections of the National Cycle Network, including parts of the…
New research reveals the power of Blue Planet II
The environment wins as people back litter-picking and turn away from single-use plastic. Over 70% of people now view tackling litter as more important than they used to and 75% feel more appreciative of people who pick up litter, according to a new survey carried for Keep Britain Tidy by Ipsos MORI. More than 67% also said they…
Great British Spring Clean 2019
Be part of the pick! Great British Spring Clean / Great Big School Clean 22 March – 23 April 2019 Today we launch our most ambitious campaign yet. We want to inspire 500,000 people to join forces to clear litter, including single-use plastic, from our streets, parks and beaches, recycling as much as…
It’s Recycling Week!
It’s Recycling Week. Sunderland residents do a good job at recycling, but we can all do more. See what you can put in your blue bin here: sunderland.gov.uk/bluebin sunderland.gov.uk/householdwaste
Bank Holiday Clean Up
Clean up groups have hit out at “selfish” litterers warning that people must pick up their own rubbish because councils cannot afford to. The scorching bank holiday weather drove people to parks and beaches across the UK, but what was left behind was a sea of litter. Cleaning campaigners have now urged people to stop…