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Local Schools Turning the Tide on Coastal Litter
Thirty schools across Northern Ireland are determined to combat litter and waste by participating in the Wrigley Company Foundation ‘Litter Less’ campaign. Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful are delighted to be delivering the campaign for the fifth year through the Eco-Schools Programme in partnership with the Foundation for Environmental Education. The Global campaign is running in 31 countries around the world, raising awareness of litter problems and encouraging positive behaviour changes.
St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel, have decided to tackle litter, not only in school, but also in the surrounding, stunning area of Mourne coastline. They invited two other local schools to lend a hand with a clean-up of Cranfield Beach: Holy Cross Primary, Attical, and Kilkeel High. 60 pupils and teachers took part with support from Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, Wrigley, the local Council and the Love Your Lough Group. Love Your Lough gave the pupils an informative talk about the disastrous effects of litter on the environment, before everyone rolled up their sleeves to tackle the beach.
Despite looking quite clean at first glance, the group collected a total of 27 bags of litter including items such as a hairbrush, a pair of waders, plastic gloves, guttering and a carpet.
Alex West, Senior Corporate Affairs Manager at Wrigley UK said: “At Wrigley, we take the issue of littered gum very seriously and firmly believe that education is the only long term way to tackle it. Litter Less is a fantastic example of the work we do with partners to educate young people about looking after their local area and disposing of litter responsibly. Wrigley are delighted to be able to continue to support this work and encourage the creative and innovative approaches young people are taking to reduce litter in their communities.”
Carmel Fyfe, Operations Manager, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful said: “This is the 5th year of the Litter Less Campaign which is really proving to be a great way to educate our young people further on the positive reasons for littering less. The 30 schools will be supported to implement practical actions to reduce littering and it is fantastic to see that many of the schools are planning to get the wider community involved too.”
Every school in Northern Ireland is now registered with the Eco-Schools programme, and over 200 schools are now Green Flag Eco-Schools with more and more applying each year. If you would like to learn more about the Eco-Schools programme or the Wrigley’s Litter Less Campaign please visit www.eco-schoolsni.org email eco-schools@keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org or call 028 9073 6920.
St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel, have decided to tackle litter, not only in school, but also in the surrounding, stunning area of Mourne coastline. They invited two other local schools to lend a hand with a clean-up of Cranfield Beach: Holy Cross Primary, Attical, and Kilkeel High. 60 pupils and teachers took part with support from Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, Wrigley, the local Council and the Love Your Lough Group. Love Your Lough gave the pupils an informative talk about the disastrous effects of litter on the environment, before everyone rolled up their sleeves to tackle the beach.
Despite looking quite clean at first glance, the group collected a total of 27 bags of litter including items such as a hairbrush, a pair of waders, plastic gloves, guttering and a carpet.
Alex West, Senior Corporate Affairs Manager at Wrigley UK said: “At Wrigley, we take the issue of littered gum very seriously and firmly believe that education is the only long term way to tackle it. Litter Less is a fantastic example of the work we do with partners to educate young people about looking after their local area and disposing of litter responsibly. Wrigley are delighted to be able to continue to support this work and encourage the creative and innovative approaches young people are taking to reduce litter in their communities.”
Carmel Fyfe, Operations Manager, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful said: “This is the 5th year of the Litter Less Campaign which is really proving to be a great way to educate our young people further on the positive reasons for littering less. The 30 schools will be supported to implement practical actions to reduce littering and it is fantastic to see that many of the schools are planning to get the wider community involved too.”
Every school in Northern Ireland is now registered with the Eco-Schools programme, and over 200 schools are now Green Flag Eco-Schools with more and more applying each year. If you would like to learn more about the Eco-Schools programme or the Wrigley’s Litter Less Campaign please visit www.eco-schoolsni.org email eco-schools@keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org or call 028 9073 6920.
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