Litter and flytipping knowledge hub references

The materials in this knowledge hub draw on information and statistics from a large number of resources, reports, news stories, and websites.

You’ll find all the sources here.

• Bins
• Enforcement
• Incentives and prevention
• Litter and its impact
• Smoking-related litter

Bins

• Alerting bins: Edinburgh City Council (http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/2149/sensors_alert_council_when_bins_need_emptied)
• Litter hotspots: Catchlove and Francey (http://www.eng.warwick.ac.uk/ircsa/pdf/13th/Catchlove1.pdf)
• Nudge behaviour and bins in Copenhagen: iNudgeU (http://inudgeyou.com/en/archives/819)
• Nudge behaviour and bins in Rochford: National Local Government Network (http://www.nlgn.org.uk/public/2015/nudge-and-budge-your-citizens-to-reduce-demand-on-hard-pressed-council-services/)
• Self-emptying litter bins: ENVAC (http://www.envacgroup.com/products/our_products/envac-self-emptying-litterbins)
• Smart bins: Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3770941/Not-rubbish-idea-China-s-smart-litter-bins-equipped-Wi-Fi-tell-cleaners-them.html)

Enforcement

• Effectiveness of Selective Licensing, Public Space Protection Order and other multi-agency work: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council:  (https://dmbcpublicwebsite.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/Housing/Hexthorpe%2012-month%20Review%20Jan%202017-1.pdf)
• Tackling Fly-tipping A guide for landowners and land managers: National Flytipping Prevention Group (http://www.tacklingflytipping.com/Documents/NFTPG-Files/Main_doc_landowner.pdf)
• The work of Glasgow’s Environmental Task Force: Glasgow City Council: (https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17179)
• Sheffield fines litter louts: Sheffield City Council (http://www.sheffieldnewsroom.co.uk/litter-fines/)

Incentives and prevention

• Changing habits: Lally, van Jaarsveld, Potts and Wardle (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.674/full)
• Co-operative Parks Programme: Lambeth Council (https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Coop%20Parks%20Programme%20Plan.pdf)
• Eco-schools programme: Keep Scotland Beautiful (http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/sustainable-development-education/eco-schools/)
• Litter prevention campaign: 1 Piece of Rubbish (http://www.1pieceofrubbish.com/)
• Litter prevention posters: Sunrise Packaging (www.sunpack.com/anti-litter-ad-campaign)
• Litter prevention poster effectiveness: Keep Britain Tidy (http://labs.keepbritaintidy.org/Documents/News/DownloadLinks/Beaconsfield%20Case%20Study.pdf)
• Public perceptions and concerns around litter: Zero Waste Scotland report (http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/sites/default/files/Public%20Perceptions%20and%20Concerns%20around%20Litter%20report.pdf)
• Rapid Evidence Review of Littering Behaviour and Anti-Litter Policies: Zero Waste Scotland report (http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/sites/default/files/Rapid%20Evidence%20Review%20of%20Littering%20Behaviour%20and%20Anti-Litter%20Policies.pdf)
• Recycle and reward pilot project: Zero Waste Scotland (http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/sites/default/files/Recycle%20and%20reward%20pilots%20Overview%20Report.pdf)
• Reusable cups: Keep Scotland Beautiful (http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/news/keep-scotland-beautiful/news-old/reusable-cups-coffee-and-us/)
• Rewards for binning cigarette butts: Keep Britain Tidy (http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/beach-bar-gives-away-free-beer-for-cig-butt-clean-up/2538/2/1/999/3)
• Rewards for reporting flytippers: National Flytipping Prevention Group (http://www.tacklingflytipping.com/Documents/NFTPG-Files/20140410%20Fly-tipping%20framework%20FINAL.pdf)
• Scottish Canals citizen science: Scottish Waterways Trust (http://scottishwaterwaystrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Cleaner-Canal-Science-Litter-Report.pdf)
• Tackling chewing gum litter: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs: (http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/print/Local+authorities+reduce+chewing+gum+litter+by+43+17032009100700
• Using behavioural insights to reduce littering in the UK: (http://www.nudgeathon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CLUB-REPORT.pdf)

Litter and its impact

• Chewing gum clean-up costs: Chewing Gum Action Group (http://www.chewinggumactiongroup.org.uk/news)
• Composition of litter in Scotland: Keep Scotland Beautiful report (http://www.incpen.org/resource/data/incpen1/docs/KSBLitterCount2016.pdf)
• Cost of cleaning up chewing gum litter: Keep Wales Tidy (http://www.keepwalestidy.org/research/0406local_environmental_quality.pdf)
• Litter Prevention Community Engagement - Options Paper: Zero Waste Scotland report (http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/sites/default/files/Community%20Litter%20Prevention%20Options%20Paper%20FINAL.pdf)
• Public perceptions and concerns around litter: Zero Waste Scotland report: (http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/sites/default/files/Public%20Perceptions%20and%20Concerns%20around%20Litter%20report.pdf)
• Scotland’s Litter Problem: Zero Waste Scotland report (http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/sites/default/files/Scotland%27s%20Litter%20Problem%20-%20Full%20Final%20Report.pdf)
• Scottish Household Survey: Scottish Government (www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/09/7673/5)
• Single use coffee cups in the UK: Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group (www.pcrrg.uk/faqs.html)
• Wrigley Litter Less campaign for schools: Keep Scotland Beautiful (http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/media/846236/wrigleylitterlessreport.pdf)

Smoking-related litter

• Spotlight on smoking litter: Keep Scotland Beautiful (http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/media/285820/cus-smoking-litter-v2.pdf)