PEOPLE in Helensburgh and Lomond are being invited to play their part in their local community by getting rid of litter.

With litter levels soaring to their highest in a decade, communities across the country are being asked by Keep Scotland Beautiful – an environmental charity focusing on making Scotland eco-friendlier – to take part in a clean up event during April and May as part of the organisation’s Spring Clean campaign.

Paul Wallace, campaigns and social innovation manager at the charity, said: “Spring Clean provides a fantastic opportunity for everyone all across the country to help remove litter from the places they care about.

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“A simple action like picking up litter can make a real difference to an environmental challenge that sometimes seems too big to solve.

“I’d encourage everyone to sign up online – making their litter pick count and providing us with valuable data to help tackle the unacceptable litter levels in Scotland.

“Help us make Spring Clean 2020 the biggest and most impactful yet.”

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Environment secretary Roseanna Cunningham added: “I commend the many thousands of volunteers who took part in Keep Scotland Beautiful’s Spring Clean 2019 and would encourage individuals, communities, schools and businesses across Scotland to take part in this year’s initiative – particularly appropriate as we celebrate Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters.”

For more information and to register for Spring Clean, visit keepscotlandbeautiful.org/springclean.

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