The National Spring Clean, Ireland’s largest anti-litter initiative, is urging people from Westmeath to help to revive their community spirit this spring by volunteering some time. The campaign, which runs throughout the month of April, is fully reliant on volunteers and free clean-up kits will be issued to those registering a clean-up.
The initiative plays a vital role in improving quality of life by empowering people to take responsibility for, and have pride in, their local areas. It is encouraging to have large community groups like the FAI on board. The initiative is totally reliant on people’s willingness to give their time and energy to help to make a difference in their community and the results continue to be outstanding.”
In 2009, more than 505,000 people volunteered to join with other members of their community to organise National Spring Clean events around the country where an estimated 1,596 tonnes of litter was collected and 35 per cent of that waste was recycled.
The National Spring Clean campaign is sponsored by Coca-Cola Bottlers Ireland and the Wrigley Company. It is also supported by Repak who supply colour-coded refuse sacks for recycling the materials collected and local authorities who co-ordinate activity in their communities.
All those registering for the National Spring Clean campaign are issued with a free clean-up kit which contains information, posters, colour coded refuse sacks for segregation of waste materials, protective gloves, and tabards to keep participants clean. An Taisce will also liaise with local authorities to ensure that all materials collected will be picked up without charge.
To register for National Spring Clean call (01 ) 4002220 or log on to www.nationalspringclean.org
