We are massively pleased to be part of our community litter picking partnership, which has been formed between ParkLife Cafe, Harrow Council, Harrow litter pickers, neighbourhood community groups and park groups around the Borough of Harrow.
Together, we're making a difference, one piece of litter at a time! Kudos to our community groups, especially Harrow Litter Pickers and numerous the individual’s for their incredible dedication. You rock!
Project goals objective!
Historically, most councils have purchased litter picking equipment for distribution to groups and individuals, as well as supplying free council collection bags. While this has worked extremely well, times change and we need to change accordingly.
- Changing the bag colours was a simple way to help the council identify volunteer bags.
- Work out how to recycle the litter collected easily, working with the appropriate authority.
The equipment is available to community groups.
- Schools
- Church groups
- Scout groups
- Neighbourhood groups
- While you are using it and logging the bags you fill.
- If you find you are not using the grabber or vest we ask that you kindly return them.
Individuals
- We supply litter picking bags
- Tabards
- Loan equipment
- Gloves
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We are massively pleased to be part of our community litter picking partnership, which has been formed between ParkLife Cafe, Harrow Council, Harrow litter pickers, neighbourhood community groups and park groups around the Borough of Harrow.
ParkLife cafe our opening hours and directions for equipment: Click here
LITTER PICKERS CARE FOR ALL OUR COMMUNITY (Form for collection)
Together we are working to find easier ways to recycle the litter that we pick and stop the littering
Litter Picking Equipment:
We've made some changes to the way we supply litter picking equipment.
Together, we're making a difference, one piece of litter at a time! Kudos to our community groups, especially Harrow Litter Pickers and numerous the individual’s for their incredible dedication. You rock!
The equipment is available to community groups.
- Schools
- Church groups
- Scout groups
- Neighbourhood groups
- While you are using it and logging the bags you fill.
- If you find you are not using the grabber or vest we ask that you kindly return them.
Individuals
- We supply litter picking bags
- Tabards
- Loan equipment
- Gloves
Project goals objective!
Historically, most councils have purchased litter picking equipment for distribution to groups and individuals, as well as supplying free council collection bags. While this has worked extremely well, times change and we need to change accordingly.
This project has:
- Changing the bag colours was a simple way to help the council identify volunteer bags.
- Reduce and eventually eliminate equipment being unnecessarily shipped across the world.
- To stop the use of litter picking equipment that is not environmentally friendly.
- Work out how to recycle the litter collected easily, working with the appropriate authority.
CLICK HERE TO THE AMAZING WORK THE HARROW LITTER PICKERS DO VIEW THE PHOTOBOOTH
One change now introduced is the supply of newly coloured bags, issued specifically for litter pickers to use.
- This change will enable our Green Team to identify the bags used by volunteers, and to ensure that they are not confused with bags filled by fly tippers.
- This means that these bags will be readily collected.
- This is just a start, and we will be moving on to a better solution to help reduce littering and fly tipping in our areas.
- The new litter picking bags are available now from our network of litter picking hubs.
Volunteer Litter Picking Safety Sheet
- This information sheet has been put together to keep us all safe, please read it!
- if you come across anything whilst litter picking you not sure about, or what to do with it is covered here.
- Elf & safety digest (V3.087)
Where do i leave my collected rubbish
- Please see the collection log page for details. (You must use Council provided bags to get them collected locally)
Regular meet up groups
- Arrange pick up days and location.
- Please include any photos of your litter picking, it's great publicity and encourages others too.
Register online
- Use this link to register for equipment and we will email you details of your local Hub, and keep you informed of project updates.
- You do not need to register online to collect equipment
- Please email any photos of your litter picking, it's great publicity and encourages others too.
Thank you! Community together
- Litter is one of the most contentious issues that we all face.
- Members of the community have pulled together to tackle this problem, and litter picking has proven to be one of the best ways of bringing people together.
- Litter picking see's residents to take responsibility for their own areas.
- As a charity we strive to find ways to work in harmony with our environment, and, while litter picking has a positive effect on the community, it does not fully address the serious need for recycling.