Great British Spring Clean sees over 500 bags of litter collected

Barnsley’s Great British Spring Clean has finished for another year with volunteers, area teams, residents and councillors coming together to collect over 500 bags of litter.

Litter picks took place across the borough, including Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe, Wombwell, Worsbrough, Hoyland, Kingstone and more, from 21 March to 6 April with 505 bags of waste collected in total.

This equalled just over 1.5 tonnes of waste that was cleaned up from our parks, green spaces and streets.

Councillor Wendy Cain, Cabinet Spokesperson for Public Health and Communities, said:

“Every year our fantastic volunteers, area teams and residents unite for the Great British Spring Clean, and this year was no different with a number of events held throughout the town.

“To collect over 500 bags of litter is an amazing effort and I’d like to thank everyone involved in making the Spring Clean such a success again this year.”

Councillor James Higginbottom, Cabinet Spokesperson for Environment and Highways said:

“Our volunteers work tirelessly, not just during the Great British Spring Clean but throughout the year, and it never ceases to amaze me how many people give up their time to help.

“Everyone’s efforts are greatly appreciated and it’s great to see the initiative successful in making Barnsley cleaner and greener for us all.”  

Litter picks took place across Barnsley as part of the initiative set up by Keep Britain Tidy with a selection of the events shared on our Sustainable Barnsley Facebook page.

Residents can sign up to be a litter picker and volunteer on our website.