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Cadwch Gymru'n Daclus - Polisi | Keep Wales Tidy - Policy
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Policy and research to protect our environment now and for the future 🌍
Polisi ac ymchwil i ddiogelu ein hamgylchedd nawr ac i'r dyfodol. #CaruCymru
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Things the policy team get excited about on #GLÂN surveys: a series.

4. Finding someone’s secret litter stash inside or behind street infrastructure! 🕵️‍♀️

When you go out litter picking, do you check behind grit and utility boxes, bus stops, fences, in raised beds and down drains? 🔍

#Litter #Surveys
A close up shot of a drain grate with lot of litter in the drain. An accumulation of litter like drinks cans, bottles and crisp packets underneath a hedge behind a falling fence. An accumulation of litter behind a grit box backing into a hedge, including a crutch, plastic bottle, cans and red plastic. A stash of litter behind a street utility box. Identifiable items are a glass bottle, clear plastic cup, a coffee cup, an alcoholic drinks can and smoking packaging.
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Things the policy team get excited about on #GLÂN surveys: a series.

3. Cool and unusual litter items 😎🆒

We couldn’t have predicted these! A mini hot water bottle, a medicine ampoule, a tech deck and a light bulb in a hedge 🤔

#Litter #Surveys
A tiny red hot water bottle on the ground. A glass medicine ampoule on a background of sand at the beach. A light bulb being held up by vegetation in a hedge. A tiny skateboard with Tech Deck printed on the grip tape, being held up on the end of a surveyors fingers with a paved path in the background.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Today, we presented at the #EsriUKWelshConf in Cardiff 🗺️

Esri products have enhanced the efficiency of our #litter #survey system and will improve how we visualise and share our #GLÂN data to target resources & preventative action, while ensuring policy is evidence-led!

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2 members of the Keep Wales Tidy Policy Team posing professionally in front of a screen with "esri UK" on it for the Esri UK Welsh Conference. A large well-lit room full of rows of seated people facing the front. At the front of the room is a stage with 2 speakers stood at a podium and 3 screens. The screens show a presentation titled GLÂN.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Things the policy team get excited about on #GLÂN surveys: a series.

2. Seeing their first item as part of an emerging litter issue 🆕

The items on the bingo card this year include #nicotine pouches, tooth #floss sticks, reusable #vapes and vape refill pods!

#Litter #Surveys
A blue vape refill pod lay in the dirt, separated from the main vape unit which lies in the background. 4 plastic tooth floss sticks littered on the pavement next to a wall. 2 reusable vapes littered on the road with the mouth piece facing away from the camera. The charging ports are clearly visible at the base of the vapes. A ground level photograph of a littered nicotine pouch in the bottom right of the corner. There is a grass verge, path, sea and ships in the background.
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Things the policy team get excited about on #GLÂN surveys: a series.

1. Community anti-littering and dog fouling signage 🐕🚯

Simple or philosophical, vintage or downright helpful, we love to see them!

#Litter #Surveys
Wooden sign attached to a chain link fence with the beach and sky in the background. The sign reads "Doo Poo Philosophy #3 Don't leave your rubbish on the rocks, it chokes the fish and spreads the pox (Dachschund Freud)". An old style circular green metal sign reading "C.R.D.C. No Litter, Penalty £10". An image of a communal area with 2 benches a planter and a bin. White spray painted text reading "bin" with an arrow point towards the bin. A white plastic sign attached to a chain link fence reads "Please help us Keep Cwmtwrch Tidy! Feel free to use the bags provided to clean up after your pet and take it to the nearest bin. Do not just leave it on the floor! Diolch yn fawr. Thank you." Below the sign is a dog poo bag dispenser with a black dog poo bag hanging out. There is green vegetation in the background.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Our litter surveys aren't all about counting rubbish and getting in the steps, we also love to engage with interested parties on the ground🐈

#GLÂNimals #CatsofGLÂN

Disclaimer: I did not pass the GLÂNimals hashtag pun by my team and they are in no way responsible for the eye-rolls it may induce.
Black and white cat raising its head to be stroked by a hand A black cat walking directly in front of the legs of a Keep Wales Tidy litter surveyor with a paving stone path in the background A tabby cat sniffing the hands of a Keep Wales Tidy Litter surveyor A white and grey cat sat to the side of a Keep Wales Tidy surveyors legs, looking up at the surveyor
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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We agree with the proposed actions in the delivery plan, but we highlight the importance of:

📊 Publishing air quality data
💡 Monitoring the impact
📐 Measuring behaviour change
⚖️ Ensuring fair enforcement
📚 Reflecting terminology to current approaches in education
A landscape of a park with a pathway and steps on one side. 1 person is walking down the path. There is green grass and blue sky, with green leaves in the foreground.
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Conference season is here 🗣️

Come & see our team present GLÂN, a new litter monitoring methodology for Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

📍 Esri UK Welsh Conference, Cardiff - 11 November

📍 OS PSGA Event, Cardiff - 20 November

📍 OS PSGA Event, Llandudno - 25 November

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#Litter #Data #EvidenceLedPolicy
A close up of a mobile pjone screen in a hand. The screen shows a survey titled "GLÂN" and it shows scores for adverse environmental quality indicators such as public infrastructure, graffiti, vandalism and flyposting. There is green grass in the background.
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Can you guess where our surveyors are today? 🏞️👀 #LitterSurveys #GLÂN

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A landscape view of shallow lying waterfalls, with a foot bridge in the distance. The riverbanks are moss covered rocks with green trees. A footpath bordered by stone walls and tall green bushes and trees. The sea and blue skies can be seen in the distance
September 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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The #VisitorLevy for Wales has launched!
The funds raised will be reinvested into local #tourism projects, including keeping our environment beautiful for everyone to enjoy. 🏞
We look forward to supporting these sustainable tourism initiatives across our communities. 🌅
www.gov.wales/visitor-levy...
Swan on lake (Llyn Padarn) on sunny day with vegetation in the foreground.
September 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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We invite the incoming Welsh Government to take action to make this vision a reality.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/41OF5Ws
#LitterLessWales #CaruCymru
September 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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86% of people in Wales want litter & fly-tipping tackled NOW.

Our Manifesto 2026 sets out a clear plan for a Litter-Less Wales by 2030 🌱
September 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Rydym yn gwahodd Llywodraeth newydd Cymru i gymryd camau i wireddu'r weledigaeth hon. Darllen mwy 👉 bit.ly/4n3jORx

#CymruHebSbwriel #CaruCymru
September 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Mae 86% o bobl yng Nghymru eisiau mynd i'r afael â sbwriel a thaflu gwastraff anghyfreithlon NAWR.

Mae ein Maniffesto 2026 yn nodi cynllun clir ar gyfer Cymru Ddi-sbwriel erbyn 2030 🌱
September 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Bank holiday in Wales = parks, beaches, and beauty spots filling up fast 🌞

Our LEAMS survey shows the impact of throwaway culture:
🍟 Fast food litter on 26.4% of streets
🥤 Drinks-related litter on 43.6% of streets
🍫 Confectionery litter on 43.8% of streets
August 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Gŵyl y banc yng Nghymru = parciau, traethau, a mannau hardd yn llenwi’n gyflym 🌞

Mae ein harolwg LEAMS yn dangos effaith diwylliant taflu i ffwrdd:
🍟 Sbwriel bwyd brys ar 26.4% o strydoedd
🥤 Sbwriel yn ymwneud â diodydd ar 43.6% o strydoedd
🍫 Sbwriel melysion ar 43.8% o strydoedd
August 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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#Plastic Free Tip of the Week

Food on the go?🥪

Instead of cling film or single use materials, consider:

• Beeswax wraps
• Reusable containers
• Using cutlery from home

Eating out?🧑‍🍳

• Take a container with you incase you have leftovers

Think #Reduce
Think #Reuse

#PlasticFreeJuly
Two sandwiches wrapped in a bee patterned beeswax wrap. Both wrapped sandwiches are in a tupperware container which has been placed on long green grass
July 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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#Plastic Free Tip of the Week!

Lets talk toiletries 🛀

✨ Shampoo bars
✨ Refillable deodorants
✨ Reusable razors

The list goes on & on!

We need to change our mindset from just #Recycle to #Reduce, #Refill & #Reuse ♻️

Any change, no matter how small, can have a big impact 💥

#PlasticFreeJuly
An orange refillable deodorant stick with a small white compostable deodorant refill, both laid on the grass with yellow dandelions A pink round bar of shampoo soap in a persons hand, with greenery and pink flowers in the background
July 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Our #policy team have surveyed an area >1.1 million meters squared during our GLÂN surveys 🗺️

This is the equivalent of almost surveying the full area of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, and we haven’t reached halfway yet! 🤯

How much #litter do you think we have counted now? 👀
A landscape shot of the mountains in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park on a partly cloudy day
July 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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We are appreciating everything Wales has to offer this #WalesNatureWeek! 🌸🦊🍃🐝
A bee flying off small purple flowers A fox lying down in the grass looking directly at the camera A landscape shot of a forest with green leaves and pathways covered in brown leaves
July 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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#Plastic Free Tip of the Week!

♻️ Reusable flannels ♻️

If possible, ditch the sponge or single-use wet wipes & use reusable cloths instead.

Flannels or cloths can be washed, dried and reused again & again.... & again ✨

⬇️ Reduce waste
🤑 Save money
🚫 Prevent environmental harm

#PlasticFreeJuly
Reusable white flannels with a pink bag covered in cosmetic products
July 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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#PlasticFreeJuly is here ♻️

Saying 'no' to plastic can feel like a difficult task, but it's not about being perfect!

Remember, small changes can have a BIG impact 💥

✨ BYO bottle or cup
✨ Buy loose fruit or veg
✨ Reuse your shopping bags
✨ Refill your cleaning products

@keepwalestidy.cymru
A black reuseable coffee cup with the Keep Wales Tidy logo on the side. The cup is in a flower bed with yellow, pirple, blue and white flowers
July 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Propaganda we are NOT falling for: 

🚮 Littering
🥤 Single use plastics 
♻️ Overconsumption
A single clear plastic water bottle on the ground next to a large red wheelie bin
June 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Wet wipes might be small, but they can cause big problems when disposed of incorrectly.

❌ Drain blockages
💦 Flooding
🚮 Litter
🐳 Harmful to wildlife

As they decompose (very slowly!), they release #microplastics, further polluting waterways, soils and the environment. 🌍

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A littered wet wipe on the ground
June 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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‼️ We support the recent Senedd action to ban #plastic wet wipes in Wales from December 2026!

The ban aims to #reduce & prevent environmental #pollution caused by their frequent incorrect disposal!

@keepwalestidy.cymru

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A large congregation of wet wipes in the hand of a litter picker as they are put into a red bag on a beach
June 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM