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CleanupUK Unveils an Exciting New Website!
We are thrilled to introduce our freshly revamped website, and we can't wait to share it with you!
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BARRATT CLEANS UP THE COUNTRY WITH NEW £100,000 PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEANUP UK
The Barratt Foundation has announced a new 1 year, £100,000 partnership with CleanUpUK to help improve local communities.
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Too Posh to Pick Up
Our CEO, George Monck, was recently highlighted in a Daily Telegraph article titled "Too Posh to Pick Up – The Rise of the Middle-Class Litterbug." Authored by Helen Brown
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Write to your MP and ask them to ban plastic in wet wipes!
We were pleased to see the recent announcement from Defra that it was planning on banning plastic in wet wipes and launching a consultation on the situation.
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World Ocean Day - 2023 Event Planning Toolkit
World Ocean Day provides a unique opportunity for a wide array of organizations, schools, businesses, and communities to honour and celebrate the ocean that connects us all!
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The Great Global Cleanup for EARTHDAY.ORG
The Great Global Cleanup is a worldwide campaign to rid the environment of waste and plastic pollution for good.
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Coronation Champions Awards and Coronation Big Lunch
To mark the Coronation of Their Majesties, The Coronation Champions Awards, with the support of Her Majesty The Queen Consort, will celebrate and recognise inspiring volunteers who have made an exceptional difference in their communities.
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Prickelus Gets Caught, a children's book about hedgehogs. New release date March 1st
An adventure across the British countryside told from the perspective of two young hedgehogs.
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Plastic Blitz - Saturday 27th May to Sunday 11th June 2023
The Plasticblitz is an annual citizen science-led event that aims to engage as many community groups and Environment Agency teams as possible with taking part in a simultaneous litter pick and data collection activity around their local river.
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Join us for a litter-free 2023!
Litter takes away the beauty of our neighborhoods and harms our environment and wildlife. This year we want a Litter Free 2023
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A year at CleanupUK
Christmas is a time of joy for many of us across the country, and a time of pause. As we get ready to close for the festive period, our CEO George Monck reflects on what 2022 has meant for us as a charity and the opportunities for us in the New Year.
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Clean Atlantic Beach Litter Questionnaire Request - From Cefas
As part of the European CleanAtlantic project, we invite you to participate in a survey on the marine litter on the shoreline.
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CleanupUK launches litter-picking hubs as climate emergency continues
A new initiative from UK-based charity CleanupUK launches today, offering communities access to free litter-picking equipment to protect their local environment from the impact of litter
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Introducing the Jack Petchey Environmental Award!
Just in time for the summer, we are introducing a new award to recognise the achievements of young people!
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Tackling littering in Enfield: CleanupUK announces a new partnership with Chamberlains Estates.
We are proud of the community work we do. By getting involved, you can make a difference in your neighbourhood.
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#SwapForGood September | Say NO to Single-UseWaste less, Live more is back
This September, we want to help you discover all of the simple ways you could make a #SwapForGood.
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The Wombles have come out of hibernation for the Great British Spring Clean - 28 May - 13 June 2021
The Great British Spring Clean 2021 is about demonstrating that you love where you live – whether that’s by pledging to pick while you’re walking the dog or taking the kids to school, hosting a clean up or joining someone else’s clean up.
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Great British Spring Clean - Update
Firstly, we wanted to say a huge thank you for your understanding and patience when we took the decision to postpone the Great British Spring Clean.
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McCoastClean
The UK's #1 healthy recipe box, Mindful Chef, is running their nationwide coast clean on September 19th for the second year running and they need your help!
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Petition for Fast Food Drive Through Outlets
A Change.org petition set up by James Youel, and widely supported by litter pickers across the UK and organisations including Clean Planet Today, is asking for fast food outlets to print vehicle registrations on take away packaging.
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Keep Britain Tidy recently published the results of their Litter Composition Analysis
Keep Britain Tidy recently published the results of their Litter Composition Analysis, based on a survey of litter at 3,360 sites across 14 different local authority areas in England
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