{"id":61083,"date":"2024-05-16T09:22:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=61083"},"modified":"2024-05-16T09:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:52:02","slug":"community-volunteers-dedicated-to-keeping-sheffield-litter-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/community-volunteers-dedicated-to-keeping-sheffield-litter-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Community volunteers dedicated to keeping Sheffield litter free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Sheffield litter picking group dedicated to making the city cleaner has attracted more than 4,000 members on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city-wide volunteers gather in groups regularly to collect waste that contributes to land pollution in Sheffield.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iren Wadsworth has been part of the litter picking group for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 55-year-old Home-Help from Gaunt Road in Gleadless Valley said: \u201cI just thought the woods are so beautiful, somebody\u2019s got to do something about it so I might as well, it saddens me seeing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs well as litter picking and making places look better, you make connections with people so that\u2019s all positive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sheffield Litter Pickers Facebook group has more than 4,000 members and is encouraging more people to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group documents their work on Facebook and X and regularly posts updates about their waste collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So very proud of the Gleadless Gangstaz. They&#39;ve spent 6 years clearing out the waterway. Sharing this from our facebook group&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sheffield?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sheffield<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Environment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Environment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6UUPO8P5aV\">pic.twitter.com\/6UUPO8P5aV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sheffield Litter Pickers (@SheffLitterPick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheffLitterPick\/status\/1743952404100305093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>X post from @SheffLitterPick<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside picking up rubbish on streets, the group clears up woodlands that have been heavily impacted by waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Wadsworth said that fly-tipping has been a major concern for the environment which the group has been trying to tackle for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Wadsworth and other group members have pushed for more consideration to prevent waste being left in public.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cWhen we\u2019re out people are very appreciative.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of fly tipping over the years that hasn\u2019t been dealt with for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8425-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8425-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8425-980x614.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8425-480x301.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sheffiel Litter Picker group waste collection &#8211; Photo credit: Iren Wadsworth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield City Council advocates for waste management and motivates the community to recycle; supporting and encouraging litter picks by providing equipment and collecting bags of waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the community are encouraged to get involved and can collect free equipment from 12 libraries across the city including litter grabbers, disposable bags and gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sheffield City Council, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.gov.uk\/bins-recycling-services\/waste-recycling-performance\">&nbsp;27.11% of household waste out of 49,91 tonnes was recycled <\/a>between April and June.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Sheffield having the most trees and woodland spaces in Britain this comes with a high level of maintenance to keep the environment free from litter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get involved in volunteering visit the Sheffield Litter Pickers group at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheffLitterPick\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheffLitterPick<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sheffield Litter Pickers, who are dedicated to helping keep the city&#8217;s streets clean, are encouraging more people to get involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":667,"featured_media":61090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41,55],"tags":[231,260,356,38],"class_list":["post-61083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-top-story-3","tag-community","tag-environment","tag-litter-picking","tag-sheffield"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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