| Armed with bags & gloves the litter army attacked | ||
Plastic juice bottles, old tyres, broken computer monitors, traffic cones and fast food packaging were cleared from business areas, beaches, orphan spaces, parks and residential areas by troops of volunteers last month. In fact enough black sacks of litter to line the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, from the castle esplanade to the Scottish Parliament, 12 times over, were collected as part of National Spring Clean 2008 across Scotland. During April 378 events took place across Scotland with communities rallying together to tackle litter. Chief Executive of KSB, John Summers OBE, said, “Everyone can do something about litter, making it an environmental challenge we can all take responsibility for. But I would like to say a massive thank you to all the volunteers from across the country who organised and attended clean up events making that extra special effort to keep Scotland beautiful." “Unfortunately 46% of people surveyed recently admitted to still dropping litter but with a combined approach of education, providing more bins, and where necessary issuing fixed penalty notices to those caught dropping litter we are determined to win this fight.”  National Press Release (38kb, pdf) |
| KSB becomes a Green Hero | ||
The People and Places Training Programme is to feature in The Green Book – the world’s only international work of reference on environmental endeavours. Keep Scotland Beautiful’s People and Places team won two Green Apple awards in November 2007 and now one of the award submission papers has been selected to appear in the environmental guide which is available to specialists across the world making KSB a Green Hero. The Green Hero award for the People and Places training courses will be presented in June 2008 by Professor David Bellamy, OBE. The Green Apple Awards were presented for two separate achievements – the development and implementation of the caruplift project and the expansion and delivery of a tailored training programme. Please email us at peopleandplaces@ksbscotland.org.uk if you would like more information about the People and Places Programme and the training courses offered. Links People and Places Training Programme The Green Organisation Contact People and Places |
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