Nine in ten people in Scotland believe that litter is an issue across the country, an opinion that has continually grown for the past three years.
We have published two new reports - the Scottish Litter Survey, a public perception snapshot conducted by the Diffley Partnership and a ground litter report How clean are our streets? - both revealing the depth and breadth of Scotland's litter emergency.
The Scottish Litter Survey confirmed that 90% of those asked believe litter is a problem across the country - the highest number since the research began. While our latest ground litter report – How clean are our streets? – revealed that litter levels continue to significantly impact the cleanliness of our streets and roads with 75% of sites being littered while one in 10 were observed to have a significant presence adversely affecting the cleanliness of the area.
Worryingly almost two fifths (39%) believe that litter in general has become more common in their area in the past year. This perception is more pronounced in the least affluent neighbourhoods - a figure backed up by our ground litter data which highlights that litter levels are more significant in the least affluent areas.
Furthermore, 27% of sites recorded a presence of litter that would be recoverable under a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and 40% of sites recorded litter covered under current Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations and the proposals in Scotland for ground litter.
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Posted On: 01/12/2023