Top Tips For Litter Picking

sproutadminer

2 years ago

Enjoy the outdoors, give back to the community, and help the environment by litter picking!

Here’s some top tips so you can get going safely!

Get the right equipment

When litter picking you can come across some dangerous objects. To avoid injury or harm, it’s always best to pick up rubbish with a litter picker as well as wearing some sturdy gloves in case you do need to pick up an object by hand. Apart from this, here’s a kit list that would be useful when litter picking:

Litter picker
Thick gloves
Bag to put the rubbish in
Hand sanitiser to keep your hands clean
High visibility jacket
Water to keep hydrated
Appropriate clothing depending on weather eg hat and suncream when sunny, raincoat if rainy/cold

Find a litter picking buddy

Litter picking can be done individually or as apart of a group. However, it’s always safer to go out in at least pairs and let someone know where you are planning to go. Why not gather a group of friends, or recommend the activity to your local youth group? After all, the more people that get involved the better!

Rubbish disposal

Once you have collect your rubbish, you’ll need to dispose of it appropriately. The best way to do this would be to take it home and dispose of it in your personal rubbish bins. If you can, please do your best to recycle the rubbish that you find! You can split up the rubbish by at least separating these items:

Plastic bottles
Aluminium cans
General waste

Finding hazardous material

When you’re out litter picking, there is a possibility that you might stumble across hazardous items such as syringes. If so, do not attempt to clear it up yourself. Contact the Environment Agency immediately on 0800 80 70 60, or inform your local council with what you found and where.