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We’re delighted to share that CleanupUK has been nominated for a Third Sector Business Charity Award for our collaboration with The Barratt Foundation on The Big Barratt Cleanup
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On 31 July 2024, Hartlepool faced a night no one could have predicted. Protests near the...
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CleanupUK is delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Davina Awards 2024, a tribute to the extraordinary legacy of Davina Hodson, a cherished supporter of our work.
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In loving memory of Davina Hodson, a cherished supporter of CleanupUK, we are proud to launch the...
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CleanupUK is thrilled to announce the remarkable success of the inaugural Big Barratt Cleanup campaign
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Volunteers from EY have worked with CleanupUK to help make adifference to their local community.
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We are thrilled to introduce our freshly revamped website, and we can't wait to share it with you!
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The Barratt Foundation has announced a new 1 year, £100,000 partnership with CleanUpUK to help improve local communities.
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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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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 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 is a worldwide campaign to rid the environment of waste and plastic pollution for good.
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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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An adventure across the British countryside told from the perspective of two young hedgehogs.
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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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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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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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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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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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Just in time for the summer, we are introducing a new award to recognise the achievements of young people!
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We are proud of the community work we do. By getting involved, you can make a difference in your neighbourhood.
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This September, we want to help you discover all of the simple ways you could make a #SwapForGood.
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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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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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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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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, based on a survey of litter at 3,360 sites across 14 different local authority areas in England
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