Highland communities urged to join Keep Scotland Beautiful Spring Clean Scotland campaign

People across the Highlands are being encouraged to sign up for a national challenge to address the country’s litter emergency.

Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful’s annual Spring Clean began on Friday and continues to April 28.

The #SpringCleanScotland 2024 mass litter pick brings together people from across Scotland to help tackle litter.

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Last year more than 30,000 people across Scotland rolled up their sleeves and, equipped with litter pickers, bags and gloves, made a positive difference to their own neighbourhoods.

Now, Keep Scotland Beautiful is calling for people across the Highlands to get involved.

Chief executive Barry Fisher said: “We’re so excited for #SpringCleanScotland 2024 to begin this week, and it would be fantastic for as many people as possible from the Highlands to get involved.

“We know 85 per cent of people agree that they want to see more efforts to prevent litter in their area. It starts with us.

“No longer can we wait for someone else to pick up the litter we might walk past every day – so we are inviting everyone to organise a litter pick with friends, family, workmates or alone, or to join an event registered on our Clean Up Scotland map.

“Every action, however small, will help us reverse the litter emergency.”

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