Just imagine if we could turn litter into money. Well, we can!
Better Beeston is a campaign to tackle litter and waste, and create a more beautiful community, in Beeston Hill. Over the past year, they’ve held dozens of local litterpicking and gardening events, worked with schools and community associations, and more.
And now, for 2025, they’re undertaking a new project, called the ‘We Can’ campaign – and they need your help. They’re inviting local organisations (schools, faith and community centres, businesses, youth clubs, and so on) across south Leeds to collect aluminium drinks cans – and also used canisters and vape pens.
The team will then collect these, and cash them in at a local scrap yard. They’re also looking for businesses or others to sponsor them – for example, matching whatever money is raised in a given month. Then all income raised will be donated to community projects and other good causes.
Cllr Ed Carlisle, one of the Better Beeston team, comments:
“Litter and flytipping are clearly big negatives in our communities – but we hope this is a way to make something positive of them. Together, we can spotlight and reduce litter, build local action towards a cleaner community, and raise money for good causes: lots of wins. Please everyone, spread the word, and get involved – thank you.”
For more info on the We Can project, and the wider Better Beeston campaign, visit www.facebook.com/betterbeeston, or call 07738 921 277.
This post is based on a press release issued by Better Beeston
Photo: The Space Youth Group are backing the can-paign
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