Litter message taken to Coleg Sir Gar
Students at Coleg Sir Gar have been learning about the consequences of throwing litter.
Council education and awareness and environmental enforcement officers have visited the Pibwrlwyd and Ammanford campuses to talk to the students about rubbish.
On average 40 tonnes of litter is removed every week by Carmarthenshire County Council at a cost of over £2.2 million per year – money that could be better spent.
The council has launched a spring clean-up campaign and together with the Olympic flame travelling through Carmarthenshire in May, we want a county we can be proud of.
The local authority is also taking part in a national chewing gum litter campaign, funded by the Chewing Gum Action Group.
Following the talk at Pibwrlwyd, the students carried out a litter-pick around the college campus.
New recycling litter bins have also been installed along the roads in the Pibwrlwyd area so that paper, plastic and cans can be separated from general rubbish to be recycled.
Sustainability officer Tina Brice said: “The students asked lots of questions so it was very worthwhile. We will also be visiting the Graig campus in Llanelli to talk to the students there.”
Environmental enforcement officers carry out patrols across the county and anyone caught dropping litter can be fined £75 or more if prosecuted in court.
Mrs Brice added: “We want to encourage people to take pride in where they live and keep their communities clean.”
Council education and awareness and environmental enforcement officers have visited the Pibwrlwyd and Ammanford campuses to talk to the students about rubbish.
On average 40 tonnes of litter is removed every week by Carmarthenshire County Council at a cost of over £2.2 million per year – money that could be better spent.
The council has launched a spring clean-up campaign and together with the Olympic flame travelling through Carmarthenshire in May, we want a county we can be proud of.
The local authority is also taking part in a national chewing gum litter campaign, funded by the Chewing Gum Action Group.
Following the talk at Pibwrlwyd, the students carried out a litter-pick around the college campus.
New recycling litter bins have also been installed along the roads in the Pibwrlwyd area so that paper, plastic and cans can be separated from general rubbish to be recycled.
Sustainability officer Tina Brice said: “The students asked lots of questions so it was very worthwhile. We will also be visiting the Graig campus in Llanelli to talk to the students there.”
Environmental enforcement officers carry out patrols across the county and anyone caught dropping litter can be fined £75 or more if prosecuted in court.
Mrs Brice added: “We want to encourage people to take pride in where they live and keep their communities clean.”
Comments
i think it's the most productive way of keeping the earth clean.
If it was explained to some people when they were kids, our planet might be cleaner.