Glasgow City Council, GB collaborates with high school students on Bin It to Win It pilot

Glasgow City Council, GB Bin It to Win It Pilot Students

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First-year students at Castlemilk High School identified a significant gap in public bins while mapping routes from the school to popular lunch locations. The Clean Glasgow team filled the gap with a new bin and spraypainted footsteps on the sidewalks leading to nearby bins. Random audits by teachers and council staff led to prizes for students seen using the bins. The Bin It to Win pilot also studied waste types and hotspots during five community clean-ups.

Waste Management Recycling Pilot / POC

Glasgow City Council, GB

Unitary authority in Scotland

United Kingdom

Newsworthy

Bin It To Win It Cuts Litter by up to 80% - Glasgow City Council

Pupils at Castlemilk High School have mapped bin locations, carried out litter audits and held clean ups to reduce litter on a busy route by up to 80%.

Pupils at Castlemilk High School in Glasgow reduce litter by 80% | Glasgow Times

Glasgow school pupils have reduced litter in their area by 80 thanks to a new scheme.

Project Succeeded

Glasgow City Council reported an 80% reduction in can litter and a 62% drop in plastic bottle litter between February 2022 and April 2022.

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