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:
- Blaenymaes Drop-in Centre
- Brynhyfryd Library
- Central Library
- Clydach Library
- Environment Centre
- Gorseinon Library
- Killay Library
- Llansamlet Library
- Morriston Library
- Mumbles Community Council
- Penlan Library
- Pontarddulais Library
- Sketty Library
- St Thomas Library*
- Townhill Library
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.
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)
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.
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
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