Great British Spring Clean: 462k bags of litter collected

The 10th edition of the campaign ran from 21 March to 6 April 2025.  

Over 342,000 volunteers took part in the effort to remove bags of rubbish from streets, parks and beaches.  

Keep Britain Tidy’s chief executive, Allison Ogden-Newton OBE, said: “Thanks to people power we are celebrating the 10th anniversary year of the Great British Spring Clean and it’s clear that the impact has been huge.  

“These impressive figures prove that when we take simple actions to show our love for where we live, we become part of a collective of like-minded people with an unstoppable drive to protect the environment.  

“We are truly in awe of the efforts of our supporters and volunteers across communities, schools, voluntary organisations, businesses and local authorities.”  

Keep Britain Tidy said that many “ancient and bizarre” treasures were found, including a retro mannequin and drink cans dating back 40 years.  

Alongside the Spring Clean, 265,984 pupils in schools across the country participated in the Great Big School Clean.  

The Great British Spring Clean awards 

The charity has also announced the winners of the Great British Spring Clean awards.  

The awards recognise volunteers, businesses, faith groups and local authorities that have gone above and beyond to support the campaign. 

This year’s winners are:  

• Litter Legend (Individual): Donna Tretheway – Selsey Beach Ninjas (South East)  

• Litter Legend (group): The Dahwoodi Bohras of Bradford (Yorkshire Humber)  

• Litter Legend (young): Anastasiia Korochentseva (South East)  

• Outstanding Organiser (local authority award): Simon Harris, Buckinghamshire Council (South East)  

• Best in Business (business award): Joint: Jamie Mason, Clear Channel (London) and Claire Thompson of McDonald’s (West Midlands)  

• Leading #LitterHero (for registered KBT Ambassadors): Sam Laywood (East Midlands)  

• Super Student (schools): Chloe West and Lola Basheer (South East)  

• Golden Litter Picker Award: Georgie May Tearle, for litter-picking ‘Chest Chats’ (East of England)  

The Great British Spring Clean is the nation’s biggest mass-action campaign tackling litter.  

This year’s campaign was supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery, the Mirror, Clear Channel, Calisen Impact Charitable Trust, KFC, Mars Wrigley, McDonald’s, Nestlé, Pepsi MAX and Walkers.