We knew that the woods would be busy over a Bank Holiday weekend, so we had already planned an extra litter-picking session in addition to our ‘second Tuesday of the month’ sessions. And when the weather turned out the way it did we knew guys would be tempted to strip down to the bare minimum and head to the woods to cruise both day and night. And that meant that there would be plenty of litter. ‘Straight’ litter like plastic and glass bottles and cans, and ‘gay’ litter like condoms, condom foils, lube sachets and wipes.
Just two of us today. But as there seem to be other helpers, assisting us by undertaking their own litterpicking (thanks guys!) many, but not all, of the hotspots were fairly clean. The rubbish sacks in them were pretty full in many cases – proving to us that leaving them in strategic places really does work.
This is the way we like to find our rubbish sacks; full to the brim, and with no litter around them.
Despite having only two volunteers involved we managed to cover all of the areas we routinely visit. Having skilled and experienced guys doing the work makes it quick and easy.
Another of the OWL sacks – this one on The Mound. Appropriately used and nothing on the ground around it.
Time for a break – lugging all those sacks back to base was a challenge – then off for more. And after the counting of the sacks and the apparent end of the session, one of our team headed off to deal with even more litter.
So another impressive sack-count for a team of two people – 12 sacks of recycling and 13 of general rubbish.
Our next OWL Litterpick is on Tuesday, 10th September. All are welcome to join us.
(Please note, we respect everyone’s right to anonymity and only show pics of those willing to have them posted. No inferences should be drawn from anyone’s participation in an OWL litterpicking session)