HELP REMOVE MOUNTAINS OF WASTE FROM THE PLACES WE LOVE
The BMC Hills 2 Oceans campaign is back for 2023 with even more opportunities for volunteers to get involved.
There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean. If no action is taken, this figure will treble within the next ten years.
80% of litter in the seas comes from inland. Plastic bottles, crisp packets, cigarette packs and cans will end up in our oceans unless we do something about it.
Here's how you can help:
BMC H20 LITTER PICKING KITS
As well as picking up as rubbish when you’re out and about, you might want to join an organised litter pick to target a local area that needs a good clean, and meet like-minded people while you do. Keep Britain Tidy, Trash Free Trails and YHA plan litter picks around the country.
If you’d like to organise your own H2O clean up the BMC can help by providing information on how to arrange a successful event in our H2O Resource Pack and H2O Risk Assessment Template.
Don't forget to share your rubbish stories in our dedicated H2O Facebook Group.
JOIN OR ORGANISE AN EVENT
In 2022 we provided 400 litter pickers, filled 2000 bin bags and held over 50 clean up events with the removal of LOTS of rubbish! The H2O litter picking kits were provided free of charge to BMC members across the country, so if you or your organisation received one, this is your reminder to dig it out and take it on your next trip to the crag or walk in the hills, and help clean up along the way.
If you don’t have a litter picking pack and would like to buy one, you can order a biodegradable litter picker, or a pack including biodegradable litter sacks and limited edition organic cotton Hills 2 Oceans t-shirt from the BMC Shop.
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BMC has partnered with YHA (England & Wales) to provide over 50 of our H2O litter picking kits to hostels throughout England and Wales. The kits provide micro-volunteering litter picking opportunities to YHA residents across the country, and YHA will even responsibly dispose of the litter for you!
In addition, YHA hosted a number of volunteering events on Monday 8th May as part of The Big Help Out. The self-led events were free to join and designed to encourage people of all ages to try volunteering and join the work being undertaken to support their local areas.
The Big Help Out was one of the centrepieces of the celebrations planned for the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort. The events were designed to raise awareness and provide opportunities for people to experience volunteering, and make a difference in their communities across the UK.
BMC Litter Picking Kits are available to reserve and collect at participating YHA hostels. Reserve a kit via the YHA Volunteer website.