Embargoed until 00.01 Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Bristol’s Binning – giant wave sculpture kickstarts campaign to reduce litter on the streets of Bristol Eye-catching bins and an art installation aim to encourage residents and visitors to dispose of their litter responsibly Four-metre-high wave made of litter floats on Bristol Harbour to shine a light on issue of littering Further action is being taken to help reduce the amount of litter on Bristol’s streets. From today [Wednesday 2 November] new eye-catching bins, cigarette butt voting bins, and targeted messaging will encourage people not to leave litter behind when enjoying the city and its harbour. In partnership with Bristol City Council and Bristol Waste, environmental charity Hubbub is launching the ‘Bristol’s Binning’ campaign to help reduce the amount of litter on Bristol’s streets and stop it travelling into the harbour and out to sea, contributing to the ocean plastic crisis. Two million pieces of litter are dropped every day in the UK, wreaking havoc on the natural environment and habitats. Bristol Waste collect around 3,700 tonnes of litter every year: that’s that same weight as two SS Great Britains or 300 double decker buses. Picking up litter costs the city around £6million a year. Over 50 colourful and eye-catching bins are being installed across the city centre in key locations near take aways, night life venues and parks, as well stadiums, transport hubs, in and around markets and the harbour. The new design bins will feature fun takes on song lyrics, gaming motifs and playful puns, and there will be glow in the dark bins and bins that both cheer people on and play jungle music when they are opened. New recycling bins for plastic bottles, cans and glass will also be installed for the first time alongside Bristol’s existing general waste bins and coffee cup recycling bins to make it as easy as possible for people to recycle when out and about. Finally, colourful voting bins for general litter and ‘ballot bins’ for cigarette butts will be popping up to get people to vote with their litter on hot topics such as ‘Surf vs Skate’, ‘Drum & Bass vs Techno’ or ‘Casa Amor vs Main Villa’. Bristolians will also be able to bin to win using the LitterLotto app - a free to enter Prize Draw, with regular spot prizes and huge jackpots just for binning their litter. With the overarching message that Bristol is binning - and therefore winning – the campaign aims to instil a sense of fun and pride to keep streets litter-free and clean.