The Great British Spring Clean 2026

What is The Great British Spring Clean?

Now into its eighth year, the Great British Spring Clean is Keep Britain Tidy’s annual national clean-up campaign.

During the campaign, members of the great British public join forces with a range of partners – from big business and trusts to community groups and councils – to get rubbish off the ground, safely collected
and recycled.

• In 2019, over half a million people took part, collecting just under a million bags of litter.
• In 2020, despite the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of people joined the Great British September Clean with 89% agreeing that they felt that they made a difference in their local area.
• In 2021, #LitterHeroes pledge to clean up over a million miles of our outdoors.
• In 2022, we asked people to pledge to pick up one bag, or more, because one bag makes a big difference.

When is The Great British Spring Clean 2026?

The Great British Spring Clean returns from 17 March – 2 April 2026. Last year, nearly half a million bags – 449,406 to be precise – were pledged.

Thank you to every single one of our #LitterHeroes for taking care of the environment on our doorstep!

How to get involved in The Great British Spring Clean 2026?

Please continue to share your wonderful photos and videos with us on social media. Just tag us @keepbritaintidy #GBSpringClean #MillionMileMission

Plus, if you aren’t already signed up to our Litter Heroes Facebook Group, get on over and join our active community of volunteers driving the litter-picking movement across the country!

If you are looking for general advice about organising a clean up, please click here.