Visitors urged to take their litter home from the beach

Tens of thousands of people will be descending on some of Britain’s finest beaches this summer to soak up the sun on Gower, take a country stroll on the Welsh Coastal Path or enjoy a day out at many of Swansea’s other attractions.
Now the Council is urging people to take their litter home with them rather than leave it on the beach or on the coastal paths, especially if bins are full.

Cllr Mark Thomas, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transportation, said: “All the beaches we look after include litter bins and we empty them regularly, especially in the summer months at beaches, in our parks and other tourism hot spots. We also hand clean beaches twice a day because we want to play our part in keeping our fantastic beaches clean and tidy.

“If you’re coming off the beach or leaving the park with your rubbish and the bin is full, then please take it home with you. It’s the right thing to do.”

As part of the Tidy Swansea campaign, litter enforcement officers are also regularly patrolling public areas throughout the city, including parks. People who leave litter around full litter bins are still littering and can face a £75 fixed penalty notice.

Cllr Thomas added: “Tourism businesses, tourists and residents alike prefer clean streets, beaches, parks and footpaths and that’s why the Council spends more than £2m a year keeping communities tidy.

“It’s also why we have teams of enforcement officers out and about both as a deterrent to people dumping litter and to issue fixed penalty notices if people don’t do the right thing.

“I’d urge people to join forces with us and play their part in keeping a tidy Swansea this summer.”

To find out more about Tidy Swansea and to report overflowing litter bins, litter, dog fouling and overflowing dog fouling bins, go to www.swansea.gov.uk/tidyswansea