Could you buy nothing new - excluding essentials like food and medicine - for just one month?
This November,
#BuyNothingNewMonth
returns. Join us as we try to waste less, get creative with gifts, and make the most of what we already own:
Today we delivered a very important letter to No.10 Downing St asking for all schools in England to become Eco-Schools. We believe every school in England should be actively supported to achieve their Green Flag.
@EcoSchools
#AllSchoolsEcoSchools
We have released our new Manifesto for a Cleaner and Greener Country; our challenge to the next government to tackle environmental pollution and create a cleaner greener country where everyone can be proud to say they ‘Love where they Live’. 💚🌳🌊
More:
Today on
#WorldEnvironmentDay
we're asking you, where is the
#love
? 🚯💔🌍
All photos featured are recent. It's a disgrace that with the easing of
#lockdown
came utter disregard for the
#environment
.
Please share this video to remind everybody to take their rubbish home.
We're calling on retailers to take single-use disposable bbqs off the shelves – following the fantastic example of
@marksandspencer
@aldiuk
@waitrose
. These environmental nightmares can cause wildfires and are dangerous for people and wildlife.
Read more
It's
#WorldTurtleDay
! It's estimated that more than 50% of sea turtles have ingested plastic. Let's
#BeatPlasticPollution
to help protect these beautiful creatures. 🐢💚
Wet wipes currently labelled 'flushable' do not break down and are behind 93% of blockages in UK sewers. Soon they will have to pass strict tests to gain a 'Fine to Flush' accreditation. 🌊💚🚮
#binit4beaches
#unflushables
#singleuseplastic
@WaterUK
We're warning car owners,
#DontBeATosser
: Our new campaign sends a hard-hitting message to drivers and their passengers that our roads are not one giant litter bin.
More:
Who else feels this way about the state parks and beaches were left in last weekend? 💔
Good weather and the easing of lockdown does not make it OK to trash the country. Careless littering is NEVER OK 🚯
Photo:
#LitterHeroes
Ambassador Jason from
@UKRubbishWalks
Wet wipes are behind a shocking 93% of blockages in UK sewers. Currently wet wipes contain non-biodegradable plastic and are actually 'unflushable', despite what the packaging says.
#plasticpollution
#binit4beaches
The little 🦊 cub survived but this rescue is an important reminder of why it's so important to properly dispose of rubbish. 🚮
#LitterHeroes
#KeepBritainTidy
“It is time for everyone to take responsibility for their rubbish. If you care about our country and its wildlife, don’t be a ‘tosser’.” -
@ChrisGPackham
, Keep Britain Tidy ambassador
#dontbeatosser
We hope everyone had a great
#pride
weekend in Brighton, but it's a big shame to see the beach looking like this on the morning after. This is not acceptable - the beach is NOT one giant litter bin.. 🚯
Photo by
@hannahphuket
(via Instagram)
The Great British Spring Clean officially kicks off today!!! 💚🚮🙌🌍
To all the
#LitterHeroes
out there doing an amazing job to help tidy our country, please share your stories and images using the hashtag
#GBSpringClean
. We'll RT our favourites!
Over the last year, outdoor spaces and places have mattered to us more than ever. 🌼 This spring join us for the
#GBSpringClean
and show some love for those special places that helped us though lockdown...
💚
Today (Tuesday 5 June) is
#WorldEnvironmentDay
and this year we're calling on everybody to help protect our country's wildlife.
Head to to find out how 📲👍💚🦔
Did you know that right now an estimated 194,000,000,000 disposable masks and gloves are being used each MONTH worldwide? 🤯
We all need to do our bit to help protect the planet and each other. Please BIN your PPE - or get yourself a
#reusablemask
.
Photo:
@PlasticWaive
'Leave nothing but footprints' is our message to everybody this weekend. The warmer weather is no excuse for treating our parks & beaches as a giant rubbish bin. 👎🚯😢
#KeepBritainTidy
#KeepItBinIt
Photo taken by photographer Mike Batson on Thursday evening at Southend-on-Sea
Thank you
#LitterHeroes
- a record-breaking 563,163 joined our
#GBSpringClean
2019. We couldn't have done it without your support! Together we can create change and bring an end to litter pollution. 🚮👏💚
Be a litter hero, don’t let them go this
#NewYear
. Intentional balloon or lantern releases are a form of littering. They can also be harmful to the environment and wildlife.
#dontletitgo
#LitterHeroes
A good step toward reducing unnecessary food waste -
@Tesco
is removing best before dates on fresh produce to help stop perfectly edible food from being discarded. 💚🍎
Today is the day! Listen out for our appeal by
@ChrisGPackham
on
@BBCRadio4
at 21:25pm and available on the BBC Sounds app. Help us continue to make a difference to the natural environment in the UK. You can donate here >>>
We’re launching a new
#LoveParks
campaign today, which will run throughout the summer break, calling on everyone to please be kind to our country's parks.
#KeepItBinIt
#KeepBritainTidy
We are excited to announce the launch of
#CountYourCarbon
. The nation’s first free, full-scope carbon emissions tool built specifically for nurseries, schools and colleges.
Find out more:
Be a litter hero, don’t let them go this
#NewYear
. Intentional balloon or lantern releases are a form of littering. They can also be harmful to the environment and wildlife.
#dontletitgo
#LitterHeroes
This guy's litter picking skills are epic! You can follow him on Instagram
@plan8kuwabara
. If anyone else has a unique way of collecting litter we'd love to see? 💚
We speak to many
#LitterHeroes
who discovered litter-picking during their daily lockdown walks.🙌
One such case is Ann and son, Dominic: "Dominic has heart and lung problems and can only walk slowly, so litter picking makes a slow walk a bit more interesting!"
💚
#GBSpringClean
Lantern litter can seriously harm and even kill our precious wildlife 💔
We are disappointed to hear of plans to release sky lanterns in support of the
#NHS
when there are other fantastic initiatives, like
#ClapforCarers
, that people can already get involved.
Please
#DontLetGo
.
We're warning car owners,
#DontBeATosser
: Did you know that a registered keeper of a vehicle can now be fined if someone in their car or van throws rubbish out of it? 🚯🚗🚨
The heatwave has arrived, which means beaches will be inundated with visitors over the coming days.
Please do the right thing and
#TakeYourLitterHome
. Don’t leave it by the shoreline for someone else to clean up or for it to end up in the ocean. 🚯🌊🌍
#KeepBritainTidy
An incredible record-breaking 512,227 volunteer
#LitterHeroes
have joined our
#GBSpringClean
campaign - making a clear stance against
#litterpollution
and showing how much they really care about the environment 💚🚮
Will you join our celebrity ambassador
@SteveBackshall
for the biggest
#GBSpringClean
ever, from 20 March - 13 April 2020?
Let’s all do our part to make our country a better, cleaner place.
👇 What Sir
#DavidAttenborough
said at the launch of
#SevenWorldsOnePlanet
last week.
Did you watch it? As confronting as they can be, programmes like this are vital in raising awareness and connection to our natural world, inspiring us to take action to protect it 🌍🌊💚🚮♻️
Not long now until we share more details on how to get involved with this year's
#GBSpringClean
! ☀️
In 2019, with the help of our team of
#LitterHeroes
across the nation, we removed 957,377 bags of litter from the environment.
Can we beat it this year? 🚮💚
We can all make small changes in our daily lives to help protect the environment and wildlife: dispose of rubbish responsibly, pick up litter, recycle more and reduce use of unnecessary items.
#BluePlanet2
💚 MISSION COMPLETE! 💚
We want to say a great big THANK YOU to all the
#LitterHeroes
who have worked to make 1.16 million miles of outdoor spaces cleaner and greener. 🌼
It couldn't have been done without you (yes, YOU)! 🙌
#GBSpringClean
#MillionMileMission
Thank you to the supporters & organisations who have been campaigning tirelessly for a
#DepositReturnScheme
. A well-designed DRS scheme will mean that around 95% of bottles and cans should be recycled & not become part of the plastic pollution problem. 💚♻️🌍
An alarming 80% of marine litter comes from the land. Please help protect the ocean and wildlife by disposing of your rubbish responsibly.
#BluePlanet2
Earlier this month our partners at
@RSPCA_official
in Hastings were called out to rescue a fox cub whose head was stuck in a plastic bottle.
Incidents like this are common. Last year they received nearly 4,000 calls to animals affected by litter; 133 in East Sussex alone.
Twelve year old Nadia is an inspiration to many. She's standing up to the bullies and for what she believes in, and making a huge difference in the process. Well done Nadia, our latest Litter Hero. 🙌💚
#GBSpringClean
#LitterHeroes
It's
#RecycleWeek
! ♻️💚 Current recycling rules differ across the country, so check your local authority's website to find out what you can & cannot recycle. Putting an item in that currently cannot be recycled results in 'contamination' and your recycling could be rejected 👎
Parks across the country have been under enormous pressure over the last few months. We’re asking everyone to think of others when enjoying parks this summer, and most of all, to please be kind.
#LoveParks
#KeepItBinIt
#KeepBritainTidy
This is so sad 😭💔
Research published in our
#LitterJournal
estimates 2.9m small mammals die in discard bottles & cans that have been littered at the roadside every year.
📷:
@shropshire_wildlife_trust
(IG)
A
#seaturtle
hatchling, within minutes of emerging from its shell, found itself trapped in a plastic bottle top littered on the beach. Even if you don't live near a beach, we can all take action on our own doorsteps to help end
#litter
and save wildlife. 🐢
Photo:
@TortuguerosMx
The
#GBSpringClean
is back! Last year, over 370,000
#LitterHeroes
joined forces - despite the Beast from the East - to collect litter at 13,500 clean-ups, taking a national stand against
#litter
. This year we're aiming for 500,000 - Join us:
Cigarette butts are made of plastic and do not biodegrade, dropping one on the floor is just as bad as dropping a water bottle, a crisp packet or any other item.
If you smoke, bin your butts, because cigarette butts are rubbish!
The
#GBSpringClean
starts TODAY! 💚 Let's do this!
We shall be cleaning up our neighbourhoods, streets, parks, beaches and waters, so we can live in a cleaner, tidier Britain; enjoying the environment as it should be.
Visit and pledge now!
From 17 March to 2 April,
#LitterHeroes
across the nation are joining the
#GBSpringClean
, and taking action to protect the places they love from litter.
Will you join them? Make your pledge today:
In autumn the leaves make it even more difficult to spot and pick litter off the ground. We are so grateful to our
#litterheroes
for continuing to clean-up after those who do not appreciate their local community! 💚🚮💚🌍
Today we launch a new campaign to tackle cigarette related litter and are urging smokers to
#BinTheButt
. This is made possible thanks to players of
@postcodelottery
. 🚬🌊🚯
Let's do this! We're thrilled to finally kick-off the
#GBSeptemberClean
today, after the
#GBSpringClean
was postponed earlier this year due to Covid-19.
#LitterHeroes
if you're taking part over the next two weeks, please tag us in your posts & we will RT our favourites 💚🚮
Our staff start at 5am. Today, it took 6 of them 5 hours to clear rubbish on the beach from Brighton Pier to West St
People should think about how long it takes other people to clean up after them 🚯
Please find a bin that isn't full or take your rubbish home with you 🗑️
Cigarette butts contain micro-plastics and chemicals that pollute waterways and poison marine life. Please don't throw cigarette butts down the drain
#BinTheButt
Photo:
@theglobecleaners
(Instagram)
All you need is a pair of durable gloves, a litter-picker and a rubbish bag.
If you're taking part in
#GBSeptemberClean
, you may be able to borrow equipment from your local authority. Or, if you want to get your own, you can find affordable litter-pickers online.
*BREAKING NEWS* We’ve written to
@BorisJohnson
calling for plastic pollution reduction targets to be set in the
#EnvironmentBill
with
@friends_earth
& 45 signatories from businesses, faith leaders, academics, MPs & NGOs. Now is our chance to stop the plastic crisis.
@pow_rebecca
There are 9 million dogs in the UK. Image the impact if every dog owner picked up a few pieces of litter each time they took their dog for a walk. That's exactly what the
@pawsonplastic
community is doing - with over 17,000 dog owners already taking part. Are you in? 🐾
Over 70% of people now view tackling litter as more important than they used to and nearly 75% feel more appreciative of people who pick up litter according to a new survey carried for
#KeepBritainTidy
by
@IpsosMORI
Read more:
#gbspringclean
Enjoying your local park this weekend? Bins in parks sometimes get full before they can be emptied 🚮
If you have litter and there are no bins available, please take it home with you!
#LoveParks
Intentional balloon or lantern releases are a form of littering. They can also be harmful to wildlife - both on land and in the ocean. 🎈❌🚯
Use alternatives, such as a virtual balloon release, planting trees or lighting candles.
#dontletitgo
#balloonsblow
#LitterHeroes
"Litter is more than just an eyesore – it is a threat to the health of our environment." - Great to have Prince William's support for our
#GBSpringClean
campaign in the
@DailyMailUK
today 🚮🌍