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Litter and Flytipping

Keep Scotland Tidy is the overarching campaign for the litter and flytipping reduction work of Zero Waste Scotland. Keep Scotland Tidy has encouraged people to dispose of their litter and waste responsibly for over 40 years and runs a number of campaigns and promotions each year to promote responsible litter and waste disposal.

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Keep Scotland Tidy

The Keep Scotland Tidy main website provides access to all of our campaigns, as well as downloadable versions of our publications and posters.  It also has information and advice on specific litter issues such as dog fouling or roadside litter.

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National Spring Clean

This campaign aims to encourage and support individuals, groups and businesses to make a difference to their local environments by getting out and cleaning up a local ‘grot spot’ during our National Spring Clean month.  Support is provided in the form of a free Clean Up Kit, as well as lots of advice and case studies on how to organise your own event.

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Beautiful Scotland

Beautiful Scotland is a campaign to support and recognise communities who are working to improve and enhance their local area.  Information is included on our starter group programme ‘Its Your neighbourhood’ as well as our main campaign.  Beautiful Scotland considers issues such as sustainability, litter and community involvement as well as horticulture.

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Litter Code

Litter Code is a good practice guide, which forms Part III of the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse (Scotland) 2006, issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, to give advice on the standards of cleanliness expected in public areas, as well as a range of enforcement options that can be used if standards fall below the required levels and are not returned to a litter free status within agreed timescales.

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Dumb Dumpers

Dumb Dumpers includes information and advice for the general public, as well as land owners and businesses, about how to prevent flytipping on their land and what to do if they see flytipping.  There is also an online reporting form which feeds into the national flytipping reporting call centre.  Information is also provided for enforcement practitioners about how to approach flytipping incidences.