If you go down to the woods or beach or park today – you might get a surprise!
As part of the Isle of Wight Council’s on-going anti-littering campaign with Keep Britain Tidy, a number of eye-catching pink boards to discourage littering have been placed around the Island.
The ‘What’s Your Excuse’ campaign with KBT has been designed to make potential litterers and fly-tippers think about the reasons they are littering in the first place and is part of the council’s on-going aim to keep our beautiful Island Tidy.
Bacon: Already put in place increased litter collection
Cabinet lead on environment, heritage and waste management, Cllr Jonathan Bacon, said,
“Our aim is to create clean, litter-free environments for our residents and visitors and I hope these signs will make people stop and think.
“We have already put in place increased litter collection in places of heavy foot-fall and recruitment of extra staff to keep parks, public open spaces and beaches clean and safe, while promoting local amenities and businesses and supporting a safer community and cleaner environment.
“We will be carrying out further campaigns over the rest of this year around littering, dog mess and fly-tipping as part of our efforts to preserve our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status.”
Fight against litter
We can all play our part in the fight against litter:
- If you are out walking the dog or stopping in the park for a snack, make sure your poo bags, food wrappers and drink bottles go in a bin. If the bin is full do not leave by the side or on top, walk it to another bin or take home and place in your household waste or recycling bins. Keeping the environment clean is all of our responsibility.
- Do you live or work in an area that has a lot of littering? You can download and print a copy of the What’s Your Excuse poster and place in your window to support our campaign. The link to download a poster is here .
Where to see them
The boards have been placed at Church Litten Park, Gurnard Green, Appley Park, Western Esplanade, Seaclose Park and Rylstone Gardens, with more to come at other sites soon.
The council has become a member of the Keep Britain Tidy network which brings together organisations with the common goal of improving local environmental quality through eliminating litter, ending waste and improving local places.
News shared by Isle of Wight council press office, in their own words. Ed
