Join in Dublin’s Biggest clean-up event which will take place from the 11th to the 19th of September.
16 August 2021 | Dublin’s Four Local Authorities, Clean Coasts, National Spring Clean, Local Authority Waters Programme, Dublin City Canals, Dodder Action, residents, volunteers, and community groups county-wide are coming together for Dublin’s largest clean-up event this September.
The Dublin Community Clean-up is building on the success of the 2019 event when over 180 clean-ups took place across the county. This year’s event will take place from the 11th to the 19th of September and is part of Dublin’s Climate Action week. You can either organise your own clean-up or join an existing one in your community. All kit will be provided by the Dublin local authorities. Check Dublin Community Clean Up website for more information www.dublincommunitycleanup.ie.
Richard Curtin Clean Coasts Officer for the Dublin region commented, “We were delighted to be part of the Dublin Community Clean-up event again for 2021. Over the last year and a half so many of us have benefitted from spending time exploring the beauty of our locality. The Dublin Community Clean-up gives us an opportunity to give back and help protect our environment into the future”.
Environmental Awareness officer Sinead Fox commented “This is a great opportunity for Fingal community groups and residents to push for a significant clean-up. The picking of litter will prevent waste from getting washed into the sea. This will have a positive impact on our spaces and on the marine ecosystems. Well done to everybody involved and a special word of Thanks to people who go out picking litter all year round”.
Speaking at the launch of Dublin Community Clean-up 2021, Mary O’Keeffe mentioned that:
“Dún Laoghaire Tidy Towns Group is committed to improving our local area and have recruited a team of selfless volunteers who organise regular litter picks and green projects throughout the town to protect our parks, streets and open spaces. I see the negative impacts litter can have on the environmental quality and amenity of our unique coastal area. Dún Laoghaire residents have pride in their area, value their heritage and their environment. Our mission is to Clean, Green, Nurture and Preserve. We are delighted to be part of the launch of this anti-litter collective call to action that takes a stand against people who litter.”
Fionnghuala Ryan Climate Change and Environmental Awareness Officer said
“South Dublin County Council is delighted to see the return of the Dublin Community Clean -Up. Extending it to a week-long event and aligning it with Dublin Climate Action Week shows the link between what we consume, how we dispose of it and our changing climate. “
Speaking about the initiative Richard Whelan, Administrative Officer with DCC’s Waste Management Division, says “Dubliners have great pride in their city and Dublin City Council would like to thank communities throughout Dublin who regularly arrange clean up days in their areas with great results. During Climate Action Week we are asking everyone to get involved, in whatever way they can, in this week long initiative to clean up our local areas. Everyone benefits from this work, including our local areas, the environment and ultimately our planet.”
This September, let’s get the whole community involved and from the mountains to the sea we can make Dublin litter-free.