Galway City Council is inviting people to enjoy the fine weather promised this weekend in the city, and while you are here, ‘Love this Place, Leave no Trace’. With summer in swing and festival season in full flow, Galway City Council is asking people to ‘use the bin or bring it with you’.
In spells of fine weather earlier this year, in the Claddagh Basin in particular, when the Galway City Council Litter Management Unit started work at 5am, they were greeted with long stretches of glass bottles, coffee cups, food wrappers, cans, and other waste scattered all along the ground – at times, metres from an empty bin.
As well as looking terrible, when this litter goes into waterways, it is impacting the wildlife and waters of Galway Bay and beyond.
Mayor of the City of Galway, Councillor Mike Cubbard, said: “Galway city is a great place to be in the summer – to meet friends, to unwind, and to take in all the city has to offer. We are all delighted to see the good weather returning, and people out and about enjoying the city. We are asking people socialising in the city to help us care for our city by ‘leaving no trace’. If you have waste, whether it is a coffee cup, a sandwich wrapper or a drinks bottle – use a bin, or bring it with you – either home, or to another bin.”
A video showcasing the sights facing the Litter Management Unit will go live on social media, in advance of the return of the fine weather.
Further ‘on-street’ messaging around litter in the Claddagh/Spanish Arch will follow in the coming weeks, in conjunction with local businesses and An Garda Síochána. This campaign is reminding people to enjoy their time in Galway, but not to let a moment of laziness or inattention ruin the city.
Watch the video on Galway City Council’s social media accounts.
