Organisers hail success of Big Rubbish Weekend in Fife

Two vacuum cleaners, a deer skeleton head, shopping trolleys, two scooters and a sledge were just some of the items collected during the event at the weekend.
By Debbie Clarke
Published 3rd Aug 2020, 16:30 BST
Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ on August 1 and 2 and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days. Pickers collected 425 bags. Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ on August 1 and 2 and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days. Pickers collected 425 bags.
Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ on August 1 and 2 and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days. Pickers collected 425 bags.

The efforts of local litter pickers have been praised after a successful clean up of rubbish across the Kingdom on Saturday and Sunday.

Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days.

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The move comes as the group recently appealed for more helpers to join them to improve areas blighted by litter.

Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ on August 1 and 2 and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days. Pickers collected 425 bags. Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ on August 1 and 2 and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days. Pickers collected 425 bags.
Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ on August 1 and 2 and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days. Pickers collected 425 bags.

Organiser David Spence revealed that hundreds of bags were filled as a result of the two-day litter pick.

"We had a total of 425 bags and 56 posts to our Facebook page,” he said.

"There were 27 picks (groups or individuals taking part) the first day and 30 the second day and the pickers ages ranged from pre-school children to retirees. Some posts were for single bags from lone pickers and others were multiple bags from groups.

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"Some members did multiple areas on both days. This was the first time some of our members had ever picked litter and others have been active for about 30 years.

Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ on August 1 and 2 and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days. Pickers collected 425 bags. Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ on August 1 and 2 and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days. Pickers collected 425 bags.
Fife Street Champions organised the ‘Big Rubbish Weekend’ on August 1 and 2 and were looking for people to help them collect as many bags of rubbish as they can by clearing streets, parks, countryside and beaches across the Kingdom over two days. Pickers collected 425 bags.

"Areas picked from included streets, parks, countrysdie and beaches across Cardenden, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, Markinch, Burntisland, Methil, Lochgelly, Dunfermline, Kinglassie, Lumphinnans, Kingsbarns, Cupar, Crail, Guardbridge, Kinghorn, Dalgety Bay, Auchtertool, Crossford, Leslie and Lundin Links.

"Members of the public stopped and asked what we were doing and they said they would also join our group.”

David also revealed some of the items litter-pickers discovered among general rubbish. He said: “Finds included two vacuum cleaners, a skeletonised deer’s head, car crash debris, shopping trolleys, a Dell computer screen, two scooters and a sledge.”

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He added: “It was a great success and members are asking when the next event will happen. I have something in mind for September but can't say what as I need to speak to the council first.”

For more details and to join the group type in Fife Street Champions on Facebook.

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