Residents and local authorities worked together on Friday to collect 7 skips full of rubbish and 30 bags of litter from the streets in Maesgeirchen, Bangor.
The Environmental Day was organised by Adra in association with Gwynedd Council, Antur Waunfawr, North Wales Police, Partneriaeth Maesgeirchen Partnership and MaesNi.
Skips were placed at Lôn y Parc, Penrhyn Avenue and Min y Ddôl for larger items and Gwynedd Council re-cycle team will be present to help collect any re-cyclable goods. Antur Waunfawr collected small electrical items and any clothing that could be recycled.
The volunteers, including both young and older residents, began litter picking at 10am and continued throughout the day, despite the very warm weather. The younger volunteer litter pickers received a certificate, while all volunteers were rewarded with a sausage or bacon bap and drinks to cool them down.
Local Councillor Nigel Pickavance said the day was a “Huge success” Tweeting: “Massive success. Van after van of recyclable items which was the winner. 7 skips full of bin bags and 25-30 bags of litter collected around the streets.
“Thank you to all our partners, especially Adra and their staff and Gwynedd Council recycling team who logistically were simply amazing.
“Massive shout-out to the litter pickers who did a brilliant job. 25-30 bags of our litter picked up! The message being use the bins!
“Thank you to the team at Demi’s for sorting the order out at such short notice. Food went down a treat x
“Final shout-out to the Community for bringing your waste items to the locations.”
A spokesperson for North Wales Police said: “We’ve had a really positive day today and thoroughly enjoyed helping out at the Community Clean Up Day in Maesgeirchen, Bangor.
“Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and thank you to Adra for arranging the day and inviting us along.”
