Environment
Mayo Spring Clean 2013
By Suzanne Monks
5, Apr 2013 - 08:49

An Taisce's National Spring Clean campaign is off to a flying start in County Mayo. Hundreds of community groups, schools and other organisations in Mayo have registered for this year's campaign and many of the clean-up events are taking place this week. The National Spring Clean campaign is Ireland's largest anti-litter initiative organised by An Taisce and funded by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.

Events taking place in Mayo next week include:
· On the 10th of April, Mulrany tidy towns in Westport will be cleaning their village and beach in support of National Spring Clean, starting at 11am. For more information, please contact: Mary Callaghan on 09836240

· On the 13th of April, Clogher Environmental Group in Claremorris will be meeting at Clogher Community Centre at 2.00pm to do their part for National Spring Clean. For more information, please contact: Tom Mcloughlin on 094 93 60891

· On the 14th of April, Cong village Tidy Towns will be doing their part for National Spring Clean by picking up Litter and rubbish on the Forest footpaths to the Village footpaths. For more information, please contact: Robert Devereux 0862756680

· On the 16th of April, Geesala Tidy Towns along with local school children, their parents and participants on the Rural Social Scheme will be meeting at the Community Centre in Geesala, Ballina to clean up their village. For more information, please contact: Angeline Turver on 097 86694

Those who register for National Spring Clean are issued with a FREE clean up kit which includes information on organising events, posters, colour coded refuse sacks for segregation of waste materials, and protective gloves and tabards. Local Authorities also provide efficient management of all waste collected without charge.

This year, An Taisce is also celebrating ‘Local Heroes' who have demonstrated their commitment both to their communities by organising anti-litter events over the last number of years. Join the search for the National Spring Clean Local Hero on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NationalSpringClean.

The Local Hero 2013, who will be announced in April, will win a Spring Break in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel.

The National Spring Clean campaign is also sponsored by the Wrigley Company and supported by Repak who supply colour coded refuse sacks for recycling the materials collected. Local Authorities co-ordinate activity in their areas and also support their local communities.

Like us on Facebook and join the conversation on Twitter using the tag #NationalSpringClean for updates, news and more about this year's campaign.
To celebrate 15 years of keeping your community clean and tidy, register by calling 01 4002220 or visit the website at www.nationalspringclean.org.