No Excuses Litter Campaign
The "No Excuses!" campaign aims to raise awareness regarding the problem of litter and challenge some of the excuses that people tend to give for doing it. There really is 'no excuse' for littering. The campaign targets specific types of litter. Information sheets and posters are available to download:
Litter
- Information sheet - Littering
- Information sheet - Clean streets news report
- Poster/Excuse 1 - When I ordered my takeaway I didn't ask for all this packaging!
- Poster/Excuse 2 - Birds and other animals will eat my left over food
- Poster/Excuse 3 - I pay my Council Tax so someone else should pick it up
Cigarette Ends
- Information sheet - Cigarette ends
- Poster/Excuse 4 - There is never a cigarette bin when I need one
- Poster/Excuse 5 - It's so small that I didn't think it was litter
- Poster/Excuse 6 - Cigarette butts wont take long to biodegrade
Dog Fouling
- Information Sheet - Dog fouling
- Poster/Excuse 7 - I don't want to pick up my dog's mess, it's revolting
- Poster/Excuse 8 - I haven't got any bags to pick up my dog's mess
- Poster/Excuse 9 - I didn't see my dog do it
Littering from Vehicles
- Information Sheet - Littering from vehicles
- Poster/Excuse 10 - I like my car to be kept clean
- Poster/Excuse 11 - I wont get caught throwing litter from my vehicle
- Poster/Excuse 12 - It was another passenger in the car. I didn't see them
Flytipping
- Information sheet - Flytipping
- Poster/Excuse 13 - I have no where to take my business waste
- Poster/Excuse 14 - The cost of legal disposal is too expensive
- Poster/Excuse 15 - I have too much waste for my wheeled bins
Chewing Gum
- Information sheet - Chewing gum
- Poster/Excuse 16 - It is not cool to use a bin
- Poster/Excuse 17 - It is only small so no one will notice
- Poster/Excuse 18 - I would rather spit it out than take it out