Organised by An Taisce and funded by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the National Spring Clean campaign has been making Ireland a cleaner place to live since 1998. Now in its 12th year, it is Ireland’s largest and most popular anti-litter initiative.
The campaign encourages every sector of society to actively participate and take responsibility for litter, by conducting clean-ups in their local areas. The National Spring Clean is traditionally run throughout the ‘spring’ month of April, to kick start the national conscience and to highlight the problem of litter as summer approaches. The success of National Spring Clean depends on the help and support of all the people who take part. Your event, no matter how small, will be a positive step towards looking after our environment for the future.
Repak has been sponsoring National Spring Clean since 2005. The main objective of the sponsorship is to increase the recycling rates of the litter collected. This is achieved through the provision of Repak sponsored colour coded bags to all volunteers for the collection of recyclable cans and plastic bottles. We are pleased to say that in 2009, approximately 35% of all litter collected was recycled, the equivalent of almost 630 tonnes. According to Patricia Oliver, Chairperson of National Spring Clean “when we began this campaign in 1998, recycling of the waste collected was non-existent. However, last year 35% of the waste collected was recycled. We wish to continue to progress and evolve the campaign each year.”
Last year’s National Spring Clean was the most successful to date and involved more than 500,000 volunteers for the first time. These volunteers turned out for 5,058 clean-up events around the country and collected an estimated 1,800 tonnes of litter. In this era of climate change the more we recycle, the more we reduce our carbon emissions, so by taking part in National Spring Clean we are making a difference!
For an information pack and to register your spring clean log onto the National Spring Clean website, email nsc@antaisce.org or call An Taisce on 01 400 2219.
Once you register you will receive your clean-up kit. The clean-up kit contains valuable tips on how to hold a successful clean-up event, posters to advertise your event, ideas on how to make your event different and lots more useful information. The pack includes plastic bags in which to collect your litter and the Repak sponsored colour-coded bags for recycling. So don’t forget to sort and recycle your rubbish! The clean-up kits also contain tabards to keep your clothes clean and gloves to keep your hands safe and clean.
Good luck with your clean-up!
'Minister for the Environment launches National Spring Clean
2009 with sponsors Repak and the pupils of Gardiner Street Primary School in Dublin
2009 with sponsors Repak and the pupils of Gardiner Street Primary School in Dublin
The campaign encourages every sector of society to actively participate and take responsibility for litter, by conducting clean-ups in their local areas. The National Spring Clean is traditionally run throughout the ‘spring’ month of April, to kick start the national conscience and to highlight the problem of litter as summer approaches. The success of National Spring Clean depends on the help and support of all the people who take part. Your event, no matter how small, will be a positive step towards looking after our environment for the future.
Repak has been sponsoring National Spring Clean since 2005. The main objective of the sponsorship is to increase the recycling rates of the litter collected. This is achieved through the provision of Repak sponsored colour coded bags to all volunteers for the collection of recyclable cans and plastic bottles. We are pleased to say that in 2009, approximately 35% of all litter collected was recycled, the equivalent of almost 630 tonnes. According to Patricia Oliver, Chairperson of National Spring Clean “when we began this campaign in 1998, recycling of the waste collected was non-existent. However, last year 35% of the waste collected was recycled. We wish to continue to progress and evolve the campaign each year.”
Last year’s National Spring Clean was the most successful to date and involved more than 500,000 volunteers for the first time. These volunteers turned out for 5,058 clean-up events around the country and collected an estimated 1,800 tonnes of litter. In this era of climate change the more we recycle, the more we reduce our carbon emissions, so by taking part in National Spring Clean we are making a difference!
For an information pack and to register your spring clean log onto the National Spring Clean website, email nsc@antaisce.org or call An Taisce on 01 400 2219.
Once you register you will receive your clean-up kit. The clean-up kit contains valuable tips on how to hold a successful clean-up event, posters to advertise your event, ideas on how to make your event different and lots more useful information. The pack includes plastic bags in which to collect your litter and the Repak sponsored colour-coded bags for recycling. So don’t forget to sort and recycle your rubbish! The clean-up kits also contain tabards to keep your clothes clean and gloves to keep your hands safe and clean.
Good luck with your clean-up!
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