There are lots of ways that this litter impacts on the people of Scotland, directly and indirectly.
Direct costs:
- Scotland's local authorities spend over £46 million a year dealing with litter and flytipping
- A further £4.5 million is spent on litter enforecement and education
- Flytipping enforcement costs £2 million a year
That’s around £53 million ‘lost’ because people put their waste in the wrong place. And that money comes from people’s taxes. The message is simple: the less people litter, the less money we spend cleaning it up. And the more resources we have for improving our communities in other ways