Litter picking initiative
Your Ramblers group has set up a team of volunteers to pick up rubbish on the Maldon District public footpaths, the coastal path and other green spaces that we often use.
If you would like to join the group, please contact Chris by email at [email protected].
We can provide you with the necessary equipment such as litter pickers, bag holders, bags, high visibility jackets.
Please note that this equipment is and remains the property of the Maldon District Council and it will have to be handed back whenever the Waste Services Dept requires it.
We are planning to meet once a month, on the second Monday of the month, starting at 09.30 a.m and finishing at noon. In case of severe weather, the meeting will be rolled to the following Monday and you will be advised accordingly. Subject to demand, we can also meet on ad hoc basis.
At this hour, all the rubbish we collect goes into the same bag whether the rubbish is recyclable or not. The District Council will arrange to pick up the bags within 24 hours.
Going forward, we shall attempt to segregate the recyclables from the waste.
The next meeting dates for this year are :-
May 12th
June 9th
July 14th
August 11th
September 8th
October 13th
November 10th
December 8th
Meeting place will be advised in due course to the team members.
Your Ramblers group has set up a team of volunteers to pick up rubbish on the Maldon District public footpaths, the coastal path and other green spaces that we often use.
If you would like to join the group, please contact Chris by email at [email protected].
We can provide you with the necessary equipment such as litter pickers, bag holders, bags, high visibility jackets.
Please note that this equipment is and remains the property of the Maldon District Council and it will have to be handed back whenever the Waste Services Dept requires it.
We are planning to meet once a month, on the second Monday of the month, starting at 09.30 a.m and finishing at noon. In case of severe weather, the meeting will be rolled to the following Monday and you will be advised accordingly. Subject to demand, we can also meet on ad hoc basis.
At this hour, all the rubbish we collect goes into the same bag whether the rubbish is recyclable or not. The District Council will arrange to pick up the bags within 24 hours.
Going forward, we shall attempt to segregate the recyclables from the waste.
The next meeting dates for this year are :-
May 12th
June 9th
July 14th
August 11th
September 8th
October 13th
November 10th
December 8th
Meeting place will be advised in due course to the team members.
December 2024 and January 2025 Litter Picks.
A significant amount of rubbish had been spotted by a member of the team in a wooded area lying between Tesco Maldon Car Park and the canal. 6 volunteers met on December 16th to try and clear it up.
Within a couple of hours, we filled 20 sacks and deposited them next to TESCO’s recycling zone. We also pulled out of the area separating the recycling zone and McDonald’s drive through a number of items, impossible to place in bags , such as two 50Litre jerrycans (full), a broken chair, a curtain rail and a small gas cylinder. See photo 1 below.
Maldon District Council‘s Waste Services arranged for a timely and orderly collection of these items.
We also spotted further along the canal a vandalised metallic fingerpost, and damaged bicycle . As we were unable to carry them across what is a busy car park, we alerted Essex Waterways who were kind enough to get them collected and disposed of.
See photo 2 below.
In spite of all the above efforts, there was still a lot of litter left lying around when we went home and decided to give it another go after the festive season.
On January 13th, 3 of us reconvened and within a couple of hours we filled 8 sacks.
See photo 3.
Again, MDC Waste Services arranged for the timely collection and disposal of the rubbish.
Sadly, we could not reach a lot of litter due to overgrown vegetation (bramble and blackthorn in particular). See photo 4 below.
Until the vegetation is cut back and removed by the landowner or party responsible, we won’t be able to return.
Within a couple of hours, we filled 20 sacks and deposited them next to TESCO’s recycling zone. We also pulled out of the area separating the recycling zone and McDonald’s drive through a number of items, impossible to place in bags , such as two 50Litre jerrycans (full), a broken chair, a curtain rail and a small gas cylinder. See photo 1 below.
Maldon District Council‘s Waste Services arranged for a timely and orderly collection of these items.
We also spotted further along the canal a vandalised metallic fingerpost, and damaged bicycle . As we were unable to carry them across what is a busy car park, we alerted Essex Waterways who were kind enough to get them collected and disposed of.
See photo 2 below.
In spite of all the above efforts, there was still a lot of litter left lying around when we went home and decided to give it another go after the festive season.
On January 13th, 3 of us reconvened and within a couple of hours we filled 8 sacks.
See photo 3.
Again, MDC Waste Services arranged for the timely collection and disposal of the rubbish.
Sadly, we could not reach a lot of litter due to overgrown vegetation (bramble and blackthorn in particular). See photo 4 below.
Until the vegetation is cut back and removed by the landowner or party responsible, we won’t be able to return.
Spring Pickers 2025
Litter picking, two years on !
On September 16th 2024, the litter picking team gathered on Morrison’s car park with a view to clear rubbish off the public footpaths around the store and new business park, the Wickes nature reserve , and Maldon Public footpath #8.
Within 2 hours we collected 9 sacks of litter which were promptly picked up by MDC Waste Services.
September 16th also marked our 2nd year of operation during which we collected a total of 113 sacks Vs 116 in the first.
Our team currently counts 11 members, 5 are affiliated to the Ramblers association and 6 are not. Everyone is welcome to help keep Maldon District tidy !
If you are interested, please contact JP by email at [email protected] or text to 07977 980920