An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign 2007 has now come to its conclusion and initial estimates from An Taisce point to it being the largest to date. The campaign was launched in Bray on April 2nd by Dick Roche TD, former Minister for the Environment and received tremendous coverage in the national press and TV media.
Since then over 4,000 events have taken place throughout the country, with over 398,000 volunteers giving up there own time to help reduce litter in Ireland. This number is up from 3,594 events and 341,000 participants in 2006
It is Repak’s fourth year to get on board and to encourage that all recyclables collected would be recycled in the various available amenities. To ensure this Repak again sponsored the colour coded refuse sacks used for collecting recyclable materials which An Taisce sends to all registered groups. Last year (2006), an estimated 3,340 tonnes of litter was collected of which 35% was recycled. National Spring Clean Manager, Emlyn Cullen expressed his thanks to all the campaigns sponsors, “It is only with their generous on-going support that the Spring Clean continues to grow year on year”, he said.
A major boost to the campaign this year came with the launch of a new website: http://www.nationalspringclean.org/. For the first time participants could now register their events online. The website has been very successful with 10% of all registrations coming through the site.
Congratulation to all those who gave up there time to take part and make this the most successful Spring Clean ever!
Since then over 4,000 events have taken place throughout the country, with over 398,000 volunteers giving up there own time to help reduce litter in Ireland. This number is up from 3,594 events and 341,000 participants in 2006
It is Repak’s fourth year to get on board and to encourage that all recyclables collected would be recycled in the various available amenities. To ensure this Repak again sponsored the colour coded refuse sacks used for collecting recyclable materials which An Taisce sends to all registered groups. Last year (2006), an estimated 3,340 tonnes of litter was collected of which 35% was recycled. National Spring Clean Manager, Emlyn Cullen expressed his thanks to all the campaigns sponsors, “It is only with their generous on-going support that the Spring Clean continues to grow year on year”, he said.
A major boost to the campaign this year came with the launch of a new website: http://www.nationalspringclean.org/. For the first time participants could now register their events online. The website has been very successful with 10% of all registrations coming through the site.
Congratulation to all those who gave up there time to take part and make this the most successful Spring Clean ever!
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