The National Litter and Flytipping Strategy for Scotland
The National Litter and Flytipping Strategy for Scotland
We're supporting the Scottish Government to deliver the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy for Scotland which was published in June 2023, alongside Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Environment Protect Agency (SEPA).
We're committed to collaborating with our partners to drive implementation of the strategy action plans to tackle the litter emergency which we declared in 2022.
The climate, nature and litter emergencies are all interlinked; with unsustainable consumption at the heart of all three - in an effort to make Scotland clean, green and sustainable we understand that we need to inspire behaviour change to improve our environment and the quality of people's lives, their wellbeing and the places that they care for.
Our support of the Action Plan
As a key delivery partner of the Strategy Action Plan, we have been working hard with our partners, funders and communities across the country.
During 2023/24 we engaged and empowered communities through the creation of an online Community Litter Hub and a new litter education programme, developing and testing innovative interventions to tackle littering behaviours and collecting and analysing litter data to support improvements in line with the Data Strategy.
Throughout 2024/25 we developed these actions further. The Community Litter Hub has been updated and improved. It is a dedicated place for information, advice and support to empower you to tackle the litter emergency.
Over the first two years of the Strategy, we developed and delivered community litter workshops which aim to build capacity and capability in community groups and other local organisations to tackle litter and littering behaviour.
You can find out more about our other active work to tackle the litter emergency and how you can get involved here.
Be inspired and play your part in making the litter strategy work for you and for Scotland.
The Community Litter Hub will help inspire you to tackle the litter emergency locally. This valuable resource provides information, advice and support to individuals, community groups and other relevant local organisations on tackling litter and littering behaviour.
We delivered Community Litter Workshops aimed at those new to tackling litter. The Workshops were delivered both in person and online to provide information and access to resources to support individuals and groups to help tackle litter and littering behaviour. While these workshops are no longer being delivered, please email NLFS@keepscotlandbeautiful.org if you wish to discuss options around training in this area.
We delivered litter related interventions over each year of the Litter Strategy. You can read our Forth Valley Litter Intervention Report, which focused on litter related food and drink on the go.
In year two, we have undertaken a Roadside Litter Intervention in the Perth and Kinross area focused on raising awareness and reducing litter generated by vehicle drives on and around the A9. Our report will be released shortly, but you can find out more from our News Story summarising our March 2025 Roadside Litter Summit.
