Volunteer litter picking

If you'd like to litter pick in your local area, this is how you can get involved.

Litter picking is a great way to bring a community together. It can also make a huge difference to the local environment, allowing nature to thrive and creating better spaces for everyone.

Get involved

Use one of the litter picking hubs listed below
Individuals and families can become Litter Champions on the Caru Cymru website
To join an existing litter picking group in your area or help set one up, follow this link to Caru Cymru's community group pages
Businesses and schools can sign up as Litter Free Zones to regularly clean-up their premises and commit to regularly litter picking a local public open space

Litter picking hubs

There are a number of litter picking hubs in Swansea offering equipment and support for volunteers.

The hubs provide the kit, safety guidance and insurance for you to undertake the activity safely and can be found at:

Each hub has approximately 10-30 litter pickers, hoops and hi-vis vests available to borrow. Groups can request to borrow from multiple sites if necessary (*5 sets of kit only in St Thomas).

Who can take part

Individuals
Families
Groups
Businesses
Schools

What to do with the rubbish collected

Coastal and beach clean-ups

Rubbish will be collected from beaches managed by the council (Swansea Bay / Bracelet / Langland / Caswell / Port Eynon) - for other beaches you will need to contact the owners for permission and to arrange for collection of the rubbish.

Individuals, families, and small groups

Please leave your collected bags (red Keep Wales Tidy bags and green recycled waste bags) safely and tidily next to any of the litter or dog bins in the beach locations listed above so we can easily access them. These bins are emptied daily.

Larger groups (5 or more people)

Larger group events will need to request collection of rubbish. Please allow at least 5 working days' notice using the link below. We will then contact you to arrange collection and disposal of the waste.

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All other litter picks

Individuals, families and small groups

Please leave your collected bags (red Keep Wales Tidy bags and green recycled waste bags) safely and tidily next to any of the litter or dog bins throughout the Swansea area. We will collect these when the bins are next emptied

Larger groups (5 or more people)

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These volunteer litter picking initiatives are at the heart of Caru Cymru, a collaboration between Keep Wales Tidy and councils across Wales to eradicate litter and waste.

Request collection of rubbish from volunteer litter pick

If you are a larger group of 5 or more people, once you have arranged a date and to borrow equipment from one of the litter pick hubs, let us know so that we can pick up the rubbish that you collect.