Marlborough Litter Project

How untidy are we and who is picking up after us?

With support from the Ministry for the Environment, Council’s waste management section is examining our littering habits and whether more could be done to keep Marlborough tidy.

Council Solid Waste Management manager Alec McNeil says the Marlborough Litter Project will run this year and next, to try and understand the extent of the litter levels and the effectiveness of existing services. “We’re trying to get a fix on the overall picture; how widespread the problem really is, any trouble-spots, whether existing services are meeting expectations and how much the community itself already does to keep things clean and tidy.” For example, he says, there are some individuals who walk regularly and who also take a bag and pick up litter as part of their daily routine.

“Their good is contributing to keeping the region tidy – just like the neighbourhood and community clean-up initiatives that are held from time to time. It’s all part of the bigger picture that we want to bring together.”

Mr McNeil says community views on litter will be sought and members of the public are invited to give their feedback through a form on the Council website at www.marlborough.govt.nz/Services/Refuse/Marlborough-Litter-Project.aspx

Mr McNeil says Marlborough will be working in with the national programme ‘Litter Less, Recycle More’, and he wants the region to be well placed for the re-launch of the ‘Be a Tidy Kiwi’ campaign next year.

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