Brushes at the ready for Clean Up Laois Week
Georgina Ireland, Senior Executive Officer; Emily Doyle, Litter Warden; Binji, Carmel McNicholl, Director of Services; Evelyn Brownigg, Administrative Environment Officer; Cllr Padraig Fleming, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Mary McGill, Bord na Mona Recycling at County Hall for the launch of Clean Up Laois Week which runs from 31 March to 4 April. Photo: Alf Harvey.
THIS year’s ‘Clean up Laois Week’ takes place from Monday 31 March to Friday 4 April.
Laois County Council in partnership with Bord na Mona Recycling are asking local communities to join the fight against litter again this Spring.
Groups, communities, neighbours and friends who are interested in taking part are asked to register with the council’s environment section to receive free packs of bags, gloves and litter pickers to help tackle the issue of litter in their local areas.
The collected litter will be gathered by Bord na Mona Recycling in the week after the clean-up is completed from Monday 7 to Friday 11 April.
The ‘Clean Up Week’ initiative is Ireland’s biggest and longest running anti-litter campaign and makes a real impact on local environments.
Registration forms are available on the council’s website https://laois.ie by emailing cleanupweek@laoiscoco.ie or by phoning the environment section at 057 86 89315.
Each year the partnership approach to tackling the ongoing litter problem receives enormous support from local residents, community groups, businesses and schools. It is a testament to the community spirit that the initiative fosters.
Laois County Council acknowledges the great work done by all groups involved and would encourage the public to be extra vigilant in their own areas, by reporting any litter offences, unauthorised waste collectors, or fly tipping on the confidential freephone litter hotline 1800 32 32 30.
