Many
thousands of tonnes of litter are cleared from Worcester’s
streets and greenspaces each year and our wardens alone clear
an average of 5 tonnes of fly-tipped material a week.
Not only does litter spoil an otherwise attractive environment,
but is also a public health hazard, can kill wildlife and pollute
our watercourses.
We
encourage community groups to take responsibility for ensuring
their area is litter free and are always happy to offer help and
support to anyone organising a litter pick in their area.
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| VOLUNTEER
WARDEN SCHEME
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Join
our volunteer warden scheme, organising action within your area.
We offer practical help and advice to volunteer wardens, who meet
on a regular basis to exchange information and ideas on how to improve
their neighbourhoods. Each litter warden is provided with a litter
picker, gloves and refuse sacks. We encourage wardens to recycle
the waste they collect; we also offer to dispose of any waste collected.
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Community
Litter Pick
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| RECYCLING |
We
produce more rubbish today than ever before. In the UK we produce
enough waste to fill the Albert Hall once every hour. The Trust
encourages recycling, re-use and reduction of the amount of rubbish
we throw away.
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'RUBBISH?
SORT IT!' CAMPAIGN |
Each
year the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust organises a litter and
recycling awareness raising and action campaign entitled: ‘Rubbish?
Sort it!’ This campaign is run in partnership with Worcestershire
County Councils, Worcester’s College of Technology and a
number of environmental organisations, and involves a wide range
of local organisations, community groups, schools and colleges.
Previous campaigns have included the staging of an environmental
play by a local eco-school, creative recycling of waste through
environmental art workshops for children at play-schemes, youth
groups and primary schools; poster competitions; litter picking
and recycling action by schools and community groups across the
city; fashion shows by fashion design students dressed entirely
in recycled clothing and parades through the city of Worcester. |
Fashion
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details of the next Rubbish? Sort it! campaign and how you can get
involved, visit our ‘Education’
and ‘News’ pages. |
THE WORCESTERSHIRE RESOURCE EXCHANGE |
The Duckworth Worcestershire Trust opened the WorcestershireResource Exchange in 2004. The exchange is based in Worcester city. It takes clean and safe waste from industries across the county and sells these resources to schools and a range of community groups for a whole variety of projects and purposes.
To find out more visit the WRE pages |
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