#CleanUpSalfordQuays

#CleanUpSalfordQuays began the clean-up effort alone after getting fed up of the amount of litter in the area.

Tons of rubbish – including discarded fridges and even a boat – have been collected at almost 20 litter pick events, attended by as many as 50 people, since #CleanUpTheQuays was launched in 2020.

While most attendees are proactive local residents, the clean-up events have also been attended by whole host of local stakeholders businesses.

The campaign to date has cleaned up metric tons of stuff out of the ship canal – e cigs, knives, heroin needles, industrial waste like insulation from building sites, road barricades, troll dolls, fridges, bollards and a boat. Everything you can think of, we’ve found.

The cleaner Quays is not only for the area’s inhabitants but for the benefit of the array of wildlife that call the Quays home.

Litter is a major cause of bird injury and plastic pollution often fatal for birds as it can result in them being unable to feed, swim or fly and at risk of starvation, drowning and attack.