Organise a litter pick on your street
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
A litter pick is about the simplest piece of civic organising there is, since it needs only a picker, a bag, strong gloves and a patch of ground. Keep Britain Tidy says many councils will lend equipment if asked, and Keep America Beautiful runs the Great American Cleanup through local affiliates.
GentleFreeAn afternoonOutdoorsAlone or with othersUK and US
How to start
- Read the Keep Britain Tidy litter-picking essentials guide, or use the Keep America Beautiful "Find a cleanup" tool.
- Contact your local council or affiliate in advance to borrow kit and agree where the full bags will be collected.
- Choose a quiet street or park, pick a daylight slot and invite the neighbours.
Where to go
- Keep Britain Tidy litter-picking essentials guide UK
- Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup programme page US
We opened these links on 8 October 2026 and found them to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. Projects run over months and stall without a rhythm, so the plan sets milestones you can see.
Read next
Toasters, fans and a red vacuum: the Cincinnati volunteers who have mended nearly 1,400 cast-offs
Cincinnati's Tinker Team has restored nearly 1,400 household electronics in a year and a half, with no budget for parts and no experience needed to join. What they fix, why repair is worth learning, and how to find a repair event near you.
Pub to pub from John o'Groats to Land's End: Gary McKee's 900-mile run for hospitality workers
Gary McKee of Cleator Moor ran about 900 miles from John o'Groats to Land's End in 30 days for the Licensed Trade Charity, with more than 83,000 people taking part online. What a national survey says volunteers get back, and how to turn your own miles into a team fundraiser.