Over 1,700 Bags Of Litter And Rubbish Collected From The Wicklow/Dublin Uplands

Pure Mile litter picks are organised throughout the year and approximately 900 litter picks/clean- ups have already taken place.

These clean-up events have resulted in the collection of over 1,700 bags of litter, rubbish, and dumping, from the Wicklow/Dublin upland environment, all by thousands of Pure Mile Volunteers.

One recent Pure Mile clean-up of the Wicklow/Dublin uplands resulted in the collection of over 75 bags of rubbish. Pure Mile Groups were responsible for the collection of over 410 bags of litter in March with an additional 550 bags in April.

Apart from general litter, other discarded material dumped on the environment included, tyres, batteries, mattresses, radios, hovers, TV’s, cables, piping, furniture, chairs, bedframes, building materials, plaster board, timber, carpets, lino, metal, flooring, toys, prams, buckets and bikes.

Ian Davis, manager of Pure commented:

‘The Pure Mile was established in 2010, and the project has grown from 5 miles to over 1,000 miles. We have seen an increase in people reconnecting with the area they live in, or in an area they recreate, and people are becoming much more aware of the amount of litter and rubbish on our roadside verges, hedges, and drains.

The Pure Truck has been extremely busy collecting rubbish daily, ensuring that no Pure Mile bags are left on the landscape. It’s amazing the amount of litter and rubbish the Pure Mile Volunteers are removing, and on behalf of Pure I would like to thank all of them and congratulate them for their dedication in Cleaning Up The Wicklow/Dublin Uplands.’