Over 1,000 Offaly volunteers took part in National Spring Clean initiative

Over 1,000 volunteers from Offaly participated in Ireland's National Spring Clean campaign this year at 50 different locations, making it the most successful ever anti-litter initiative in the county.

This year, the National Spring Clean campaign took place from April to the end of August, which was the longest running and largest anti-litter project since the campaign began 21 years ago.

National Spring Clean is operated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce, in partnership with Local Authorities and supported by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, and over the past 21 years it has succeeded in highlighting the collective responsibility everyone shares in tackling and preventing our national litter problem. 

As well as highlighting the role that each person plays in preventing litter, the National Spring Clean has been a starting point for a large number of groups to organise recurring clean-up events throughout the rest of the year.

National Spring Clean Manager, Emlyn Cullen said: "This year we had the longest and biggest National Spring Clean campaign ever and we want to thank all the groups and individuals around Ireland who joined us. While waiting for Spring Clean 2022, there are several ways in which communities and individuals around Ireland can keep getting involved and do their bit for our environment. For example, we encourage people to do a #2minutestreetclean every time they are out and about. Moreover, we are joining An Taisce’s Clean Coasts Programme for the Big Beach Clean and we are inviting volunteers to register and tackle marine litter at its source."