Girl Guides from Carmarthen thought green and then rolled up their sleeves to clean up the town’s cycle path.
The Nantgaredig Guides organised a tody up along the path between Abergwili and Carmarthen town.
Armed with litter pickers, the Guides filled 15 bags in just a couple of hours.
Guider Alison James said: “The Guides have to do some community service and chose to litter-pick. They all enjoyed themselves, even having a competition to see who could find the most, but they did agree that it was terrible that they had to do it at all, especially as there are bins at either end of the path.”
Carmarthenshire County Council is encouraging people to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible as well as to clean up their community and take pride in where they live as part of the ‘Go Green and Keep it Clean’ campaign.
Schools and community groups can sign up for free clean-up kits.
Council sustainability officer Tina Brice said: “Litter not only spoils our quality of life and enjoyment of the environment, but can cause serious pollution and harm to human health as well as to wildlife.
“I would like to thank the Guides and all the other groups across Carmarthenshire who give up their spare time to improve the environment in which they live. It is just a shame that as soon as area is cleared, it often ends up back in the same state just days or weeks later.
“Hopefully by taking positive action like this, people will think twice before throwing litter or fly-tipping. If we all work together, we really can make a difference to the area in which we live.”
For further information or to get involved call Tina on 01267 224558/ 224549.
