The park has received new bins and signage to raise awareness about the problems and cost of litter.

This is part of “Litter!”, a campaign launched by Northern Inland Regional Waste (NIRW) and its member local council this month.

Council – in partnership with NIRW – will be at Wilson Park on Thursday, November 22, from 6pm to 7pm (while touch footy is in full swing!).

It's not just the touch football that's the attraction tomorrow from 6 to 7pm. Lots of freebies will be given away as part of a litter reduction campaign that's bound to attract attention.

Council is part of the Northern Inland Regional Waste Litter Reduction Project 2018, and you can pick up some good pointers while enjoying the footy and the freebies. So come along and be part of the action!

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Litter is very expensive to manage.

More than $180 million a year is spent on cleaning up litter in NSW, according to the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

This money could be spent on other vital public services. Around 25,000 tonnes of litter are tossed in NSW each year, costing our community and the environment.

Following 2016’s $88,000 in litter funding, NIRW received an additional $85,000 this year from the NSW EPA to reduce litter across the region.

Recent research for NSW EPA shows:

- only 22 per cent of the community think they be caught for littering

- few people realise fines can and will be issued for littering

- 85 per cent of the community agree the NSW Government should issue fines for littering.

Litter damages the environment, harms wildlife and water life, and can injure people and make our surroundings more dangerous. For example, lit cigarette butts can start fires.

From 2013 to 2015, NSW reduced its litter volume by 19 per cent through litter enforcements, community education, and investments in better bins and signage.

Simply through raising community awareness about littering, and installing new waste bins, Council expects to see greater than a 20 per cent reduction in litter at Wilson Park.