The National Spring Clean Campaign hits the halfway mark in Offaly
An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign is still going strong in County Offaly and this week will see the campaign hit the halfway mark. Hundreds of clean up events have already taken place in Offaly and there are still plenty more to come! The National Spring Clean campaign is Ireland’s largest anti-litter initiative organised by An Taisce and funded by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.
On the 20th of April, Daingean Youth Club members along with their families engage in a litter pick of areas around Daingean on behalf of National Spring Clean. For more information, please contact: Padraig Mcgrath on 0876581849
All volunteers registering for the National Spring Clean campaign are issued with a FREE clean up kit which contains information, posters, colour coded refuse sacks for segregation of waste materials, protective gloves and tabards to keep participants clean. An Taisce will also liaise with local authorities to ensure that all materials collected will be picked up without charge. Those who wish to take part should go to the National Spring Clean website atwww.nationalspringclean.org
This year, An Taisce is also celebrating ‘Local Heroes’ who have demonstrated their commitment both to their communities by organising anti-litter events over the last number of years. You can nominate your National Spring Clean Local Hero on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/
The Local Hero 2013, who will be announced in April, will win a Spring Break in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel.
The National Spring Clean campaign is also sponsored by the Wrigley Company and supported by Repak who supply colour coded refuse sacks for recycling the materials collected. Local Authorities co-ordinate activity in their areas and also support their local communities.
To register for National Spring Clean call 01 4002220 or online at www.nationalspringclean.org.
