Lochgelly school awarded grant to help tackle litter emergency
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As part of the international Litter Less campaign, 25 schools across Scotland have been selected to receive a £200 grant to support the development and implementation of campaigns in their community.
Due to current Covid-19 restrictions the schools will be adapting their activities and encouraging pupils to carry out local litter surveys or litter picks with their own households as part of their outdoor exercise.
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Daniel Barrie, Keep Scotland Beautiful’s education and learning manager, said, “The schools will be able to use the grant to buy materials needed to run their anti-litter campaigns, to support local family clean up events as part of their daily exercise, and to assist educators to understand the issues and solutions.”
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