Release date: 05.09.08

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council has pledged its support to the biggest litter pick in history.

Keep Britain Tidy launched its “Big Tidy Up” on Monday September 1 st.

With levels of rubbish on our streets constantly unsatisfactory, the nationwide campaign will see an unprecedented month-long blitz on litter.

Thousands of litter picks will take place the length and breadth of the country.

Nationwide it’s hoped half a million bin bags of litter will be collected. So far 6,000 groups have signed up.

Phil Barton, Keep Britain Tidy chief executive said: “The Big Tidy Up will be the biggest organised litter pick this country has ever seen. Thousands of schools, businesses and community groups have already signed up and want to make a difference.

“If people are fed up with litter in their neighbourhood and want to make their area better, please go to www.thebigtidyup.org which is helping communities get together to tidy up their patch.”

he Big Tidy Up is being run by Keep Britain Tidy and partners: The Women’s Institute, British Trust For Conservation Volunteers (BTCV), Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), CleanUP UK, Waste Watch and Thames 21.