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Open Fund local community litter crews and fund education around littering

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Create and fund local “Litter Crews” in every community to help reduce litter, improve public spaces, and run education programmes that encourage people not to litter.

Litter is a growing problem in towns and cities. We feel that councils often don’t have enough resources to keep public spaces clean, and existing fines are not changing behaviour.

Government-funded Litter Crews could:
• Keep streets, parks and public areas clean
• Work with schools and community groups on anti-litter education
• Encourage pride in local areas
• Reduce long-term clean-up costs by changing behaviour

This could create cleaner, safer, and more welcoming communities for everyone.

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