Organising a Group Litter Pick

We welcome requests from businesses, community groups and schools to host their own litter picks in Milton Keynes' parks to help keep our city clean.

There are a few things we ask any groups wishing to host litter picks in their local area. All group litter picks taking place in the parks are required to be covered by public liability insurance (often your local parish council maybe happy to cover this), and all litter picks must be covered by a risk assessment.

We can often help with the loaning of equipment for groups for a small deposit (litter pickers and hoops) and removal of collected litter, but this is dependent on the availability of equipment and our Community Ranger Team.

If you have a small group of people of less than 10 people who want to take part in a litter pick, you can also join on to one of our community litter picks. Please email us on events@theparkstrust.com for more information.

How to apply

To apply to host a Community Litter Pick in one of our parks:

Read the Community Litter Pick Guidance
Contact the Events Team at The Parks Trust on 01908 233600 or events@theparkstrust.com to discuss proposed event, date and location.
The team will then assess your proposal and be in touch with any questions and a small form to complete.

Download our community litter picking pack

Community Litter Pick Guidance Pack 2022.pdf

Why is public liability insurance required?

Insurance is required for all organised activities that take place in our parks.
What is a risk assessment?

A risk assessment is a document that allows you to understand the hazards of the activities involved how to manage the risk to have a safe activity. If you require assistance with writing a risk assessment please see an example litter pick risk assessment on www.theparkstrust.com/resources/licences-permits-and-forms. Advice can also be found on the HSE website.
Why do I need permission to host a litter picking event?

All organised activities require permission as it is private land and we like to know what is happening in our parks. We also have schedules of litter picks completed by our contractors and we try to ensure that these activities do not clash with each other.
Can The Parks Trust provide equipment for my community litter pick?

Sometimes we can loan litter picking equipment, which can be collected and returned to our head office in Campbell Park. Equipment is dependent on availability.