Adopt Your Street (AyS)
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We are encouraging Prestwich residents to adopt their street and pledge to keep it litter free. In return we will give you a:
Plus we will list your street on the Google map below and give you encouragement by sharing your pledge on Social media (Facebook, Twitter & this website) *Subject to availability - see conditions below You can view all the Adopt Your Street locations by clicking here. The green pins denote streets that have been adopted and the blue bins - Business that have adopted.
We launched this campaign on May 19th 2019 at Prestwich Clough Day. One street can be adopted by many people, and we will also be encouraging local businesses to adopt their road. As of 16/04/21 we have 216 pledgers!! 
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NOTE - We are currently Out of Stock of Adult Litter pickers (Adult - 80 cm picker). We are applying for more grants/ funding to allow us to continue offering them.
In the meantime you could buy a litter picker, locally from Prestwich Hardware Store, 402 Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1BD. Alternatively please pledge for Child litter picker or Waitlist (when stock is available) Adult Picker. To pledge, please download an AyS Pledge form HERE, fill it in and email it to cleanteamprestwich@yahoo.com along with your name and address. Alternatively fill in the form below! Upon receipt of your pledge we'll deliver to you a free litter picker & sign as soon as we can, but please be patient with us as we are all volunteers! |
Why are we doing this?
We adopted the “Adopt A Street” idea from Leithers Don't Litter who have signed up more that 135 streets in Leith, Edinburgh by over 200 people to date. If people feel they have a sense of ownership in their community they take pride in it. Furthermore, if other residents see you putting in effort to keep your neighbourhood tidy, they will be inclined to also love and respect it.
Conditions of receiving litter picking equipment
Alternatively, see Bury Street Pledge - Get a free litter picker & hoop although please note, this is not affiliated with Clean Team Prestwich.
Now that you have adopted your Street, here are a couple of useful reminders:
We adopted the “Adopt A Street” idea from Leithers Don't Litter who have signed up more that 135 streets in Leith, Edinburgh by over 200 people to date. If people feel they have a sense of ownership in their community they take pride in it. Furthermore, if other residents see you putting in effort to keep your neighbourhood tidy, they will be inclined to also love and respect it.
Conditions of receiving litter picking equipment
- This campaign started on the 19th May 2019
- This is available only to Prestwich residents and businesses. We have limited supplies having funded this out of the Parklife Grant 2019 and Forever Manchester.
Alternatively, see Bury Street Pledge - Get a free litter picker & hoop although please note, this is not affiliated with Clean Team Prestwich.
Now that you have adopted your Street, here are a couple of useful reminders:
- If you pick up a small amount of litter and you pass a public rubbish bin during your pick, please empty the rubbish into the bin.
- If you fill up an entire transparent bin bag, please tie it up tight and place it next to a public rubbish bin for the council to collect when they empty the bin.Blue bags ideally should be used to collect recyclables such as cans and bottles.
- If you would like some transparent bags, come along to one of our litter picks! We run them on the first Sunday of each month - see our Group Litter Picking Schedule.
- Alternatively you can collect transparent/ blue bags from either Village Greens Coop, 1 Longfield Centre - or Premier Multisaver Convenience Store, 10-12 Whittaker Lane - just call in and ask.
- If you fill up a bin bag of your own, please place in your grey bin/dispose of it
- Wear appropriate clothing, footwear and, ideally, gloves
- Don't pick up broken glass, needles or sharps
- Don't risk falling or picking litter on slippery ground
- If you see large items and fly-tipping, please report it here: https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11296
- Finally Thank You for Pledging - Please feel free to take a photo of any litter picking you do and post onto our FaceBook page to share you hard work - our community will be most appreciative.
