West Lothian school crowned Edinburgh and Lothians champion in litter competition

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A West Lothian school has been crowned Edinburgh and Lothians champion in an inaugural competition to tackle Scotland’s litter emergency.Woodmuir Primary School are the winners of environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful’s Litter League, an initiative aimed at getting children more involved in the litter issue across the country.The competition formed part of the charity’s annual Spring Clean which saw more than 30,000 people get involved in events.In total there were more than 100 youth led Litter League competition events in 23 local authorities across Scotland.Woodmuir Primary School collected 22 bags of litter in the Breich Village woodlands.

Broxburn Primary School, another West Lothian school, came third in the category after collecting four bags of litter.All category winners received a #SpringCleanScotland trophy to keep for one year as part of our commitment to sustainability, as well as vouchers for Decathalon.

All participants received a Litter League certificate to acknowledge and thank them for all their efforts.Barry Fisher, chief executive at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “This first year of our Litter League has proved to be a tremendous success.

We’ve seen thousands of young people get involved from all across the country to help us clean up Scotland.“Litter League has proven that no matter your age, size or how many people are on your team, it is possible to have a positive impact and contribute to keeping Scotland beautiful.“We are currently facing a litter emergency in Scotland and we need everyone to play their part.