'We have to get the anti-littering message across!'
"Clean roads and public spaces will make it less likely for littering to happen. When a road or layby is littered people are less careful and are more likely to drop litter themselves. That is what motivates us to clean up."
Volunteer Litter-picker
How can littering be prevented?
We hope that everyone in the community will support the project and do whatever they can to prevent littering.
We continue to raise awareness and promote the anti-littering message through:
Signs
After our litter picks we put out the roadside signs - 'LITTER PICKED' and 'Say NO to LITTER' - and leave these in place for 3 days, to inform people that picking has taken place. This also serves as an important reminder that the project needs support and that litter is not acceptable!
Community involvement
We know it's really important to keep the community informed and involved.
We report regularly in the parish newsletter to explain our activities, results and progress. Click here to read our newsletter reports.
We make sure that our signs are visible at parish events, to keep our project community focussed and to show that we must all share the responsibility.
Read our suggestions for a LITTER-FREE Cornwall.
Partners
Partners in the community support our aims and will do what they can towards a litter-free parish. They are given a certificate and we ask that they display this to help promote the anti-littermessage more widely. It's so helpful to be able to talk to partners about litter problems and solutions.
Click here to see a list 
of our partners.
Knowing the problems
Volunteers works with schools to help promote and awareness and understanding of the problems that litter causes.
By talking to our partners we raise awareness and discuss the local problems. Together we look for solutions and ways to prevent littering.