Closed petition: Fund litter-picking stations on all public beaches

Closed on 1 January 2026

We call on the Government to fund litter-picking facilities on all public beaches, so that people could clean up any litter safely and easily, ensuring beautiful, clean beaches for all to enjoy. We want to keep beaches safe for people and animals.

At the moment, we think litter on some public beaches is a disgrace. We think people should be able to enjoy a visit to the beach without having to sit amongst litter and other detritus that has been washed ashore. We think funding litter picking facilities would encourage and enable visitors to clean up safely, and dispose of any rubbish easily. We think our beaches are beautiful! We think we need to keep them that way by encouraging the public to care for and take responsibility for our shores.