Don’t mess up, keep Suffolk clean!

Suffolk County Council has joined forces with BBC Radio Suffolk to promote its campaign against litter and fly tipping in Suffolk.

Suffolk Spring Clean will run for two weeks, from the 30th March to the 12th April, throughout the county. All the borough and district councils will again be loaning out free equipment including bags and litter picks.

Councillor Jeremy Pembroke, Leader of the Suffolk County Council said, “This is a wonderful initiative and one that makes a real difference to Suffolk. I hope that everyone will take part and work together to help Suffolk become the greenest county!”

Fed up with all the rubbish on the side of the roads and in many of our natural beauty spots, Mark Murphy, BBC Radio Suffolk’s Breakfast Show Presenter launched the ‘Don’t be a Tosser campaign’ last year. It was such a success it is being relaunched to coincide with Suffolk Spring Clean week. Mark said: “When you drive around Suffolk now you can really notice a difference.  The A14 in particular was disgusting and it seems people were just tossing their bottles and bags out of their car or lorry window. Since we launched the campaign councils, businesses, groups and individuals have all rallied around to help tidy the place up. It’s been a great success”

If you wish to take part in a litter pick or even organise one yourself, please contact your local borough and districts. Contact details are available on the www.greensuffolk.org website and the BBC Radio Suffolk website, www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk.