On April 20, the council’s Street Environment Service will be holding a litter awareness event at York College, giving away portable ashtrays and educating young people about the effects of litter on the local area.

In the afternoon of April 20, Westfield Primary School will be showing how they love where they live in a litter pick event at Grange Lane play area, which they have adopted to look after with the help of their street environment officer.

Volunteers from York College will join forces with local community groups and Tesco employees on April 21. This is to help litter pick around Tadcaster Road, including the Cemetery, Bishopthorpe cycle path and Moor Lane.

Friends of Chapmans Pond will be holding a litter and tree lopping event on Thursday, April 26 to help improve the pathway round the pond. Woodthorpe Primary school pupils will be joining them. This event is open to everyone from 10am, Chapmans Pond, Moor Lane.

May 4 will see the eighth community litter pick of Bachelor Hill, off Tennant Road. Everyone is welcome, meeting at the Tennant road entrance at 10am, litter pickers will be provided

There will also be a litter pick at Acomb Wood Meadow on May 4. Behind Tesco Express, to help improve the local area. Meeting at the side of Tesco at 11.30am.

Anyone who is interested in joining a litter pick, or learning more about community litter pick events where they live, can get more information from their Street Environment Officer, by calling 01904 553110.