04-06-2025
Airdrie school tops Spring Clean Scotland's Litter League for third year in a row
Hilltop Primary School in Airdrie were the winners of the Glasgow and Strathclyde award, with 24 pupils collecting 58 bags of litter.
Tidy and triumphant Airdrie schoolchildren came out on top of a litter-picking initiative - for a third year in a row.
Almost 50,000 bags of litter were picked during this year's Spring Clean Scotland as people across the country rolled up their sleeves to tackle the litter emergency.
Organised by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful, Spring Clean Scotland is the country's largest co-ordinated mass litter picking activity.
Taking place over four weeks, more than 33,000 people - including 18,000 young people - took part in one of 2600 events covering every local authority area in Scotland.
Hilltop Primary School in Airdrie were the winners of the Litter League Glasgow and Strathclyde award, with 24 pupils collecting 58 bags of litter.
The Litter League, a competition for young people to get involved and compete for clean-up glory, returned for a third year and the national award was won by B-Dale Explorer Scouts in West Lothian.
Laura Drummond from Hilltop Primary School said: "Hilltop Primary are delighted, once again, to be recognised for their efforts in keeping the local community and school grounds litter free.
"P7a worked hard during the Spring Clean and cleared 58 bags of rubbish.
"They are delighted and proud of the award, as it marks Hilltop's win for three years a row."
Barry Fisher, chief executive at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: "We know there is a litter emergency in Scotland, but we also know there are people in every community across the country who are determined to take action and deal with the issue.
"Spring Clean Scotland gives us an opportunity to spearhead a collective effort to make a noticeable difference, inspiring as many people as possible to help clean up Scotland.
'I'm so impressed to see that more than half of our volunteers this year were young people.
"It's so inspiring to see the younger generation already taking notice and action of the litter issue in their communities.
"Congratulations to Hilltop Primary School for their win.
'A huge part of Spring Clean is recognising those who have taken part, told us about their activities and helped us understand the depth of the problem we're facing.
"But we also know that there are thousands more who don't share their efforts and have made litter picking part of their daily life.
"To everyone who has played a part, however big or small, thank you for keeping Scotland beautiful."
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