24 May Litter Picking with Baker Hughes
Litter Picking with Baker Hughes: 9 May 2023
On 9 May 2023, Hammersmith BID met nine volunteers from Baker Hughes outside Shortlands for their briefing before heading to Talgarth Road & Butterwick, the bee-friendly planting area under the Flyover and Fulham Palace Road before making their way to St Paul’s Green for a debrief, some pictures and the litter drop-off.
Thank you to the team at Baker Hughes for filling 11 bags during their 90-minute litter pick. These bags included 33 cans, 50 plastic bottles, nine glass bottles, 100s of cigarette butts and several bulky items such as vapes, books, clothing and ice packs.
Quotes
‘The session was therapeutic’ (Baker Hughes employee)
‘It was encouraging to see that there is just a lot of small things rather than lots of trash everywhere’ (Baker Hughes employee)
‘I think the best word to describe the activity is satisfying’ (Baker Hughes employee)
‘Thank you for taking the time to tidy up the area’ (member of the public)
Get Involved
Hammersmith BID works with local businesses to support the Keep Britain Tidy campaign. We facilitate litter-picking sessions and other green volunteering opportunities as part of our sustainability commitment. Every act to protect the environment, no matter how small, makes a difference. The campaign inspires people to eliminate litter for current and future generations. Green Volunteering can help permanently change behaviour, spotlight the problem and offer creative solutions.
Volunteers keep a tally of cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles and bulky items they collect throughout the litter picking event. The BID team gathers these figures at the end and reports them via the Keep Britain Tidy website.
We are proud to join #LitterHeroes across the UK, working with employees to create a cleaner and greener Hammersmith.
If you are a business based in Hammersmith and would like to organise a team day, please email us. You can find out more about our previous corporate Green Volunteering Events below:
Please reach out via email if you have any questions about our Green Volunteering Programme and want to get involved.