Anti-Litter Anti-Graffiti Competition 2024

The Anti-Litter Anti-Graffiti Competition is run every year by Fingal County Council. Lots of different projects are initiated by members of Community Groups all over Fingal. Activities can include: litter clean ups, painting of estate walls, painting murals, introducing areas for biodiversity in places prone to litter and dumping and awareness campaigns for litter and cigarette butt disposal. The fund is part-sponsored by the Department of Environment, Climate Action and Communications.

Who Can Apply?

Community groups, schools, sports clubs, Men’s/Women’s Sheds- we want to hear from you! If you have an idea that will help your community tackle litter or inspire less graffiti in your area, let us know!

Examples of projects

Cigarette Butts

If I asked you what the most common form of plastic pollution is, what would you say? Plastic bottles? Straws? Bags?

All good, but incorrect guesses. Cigarette butts are actually the most abundant form of plastic waste in the world, with about 4.5 trillion individual butts polluting our global environment.

But wait, aren’t cigarette butts made of cotton or paper?

In fact, cigarette butts consist primarily of plastic and while they may be small so tend to go unnoticed, you will find them practically everywhere. Contrary to what many believe, cigarette butts are not harmless. They are made of cellulose acetate, a man-made plastic material, and contain hundreds of toxic chemicals. While cigarette filters, or the plastic part of butts, can take up to 10 years to completely degrade, the chemicals they release can remain in the environment for many more years beyond the life of the cigarette butt itself.

How about organising a community awareness campaign on the impacts of littering cigarette butts? Or organising a dedicated community clean up?

How do I apply?

Applications will be open on May 6th and the closing date is Friday June 28th. Application forms will be available here to download. Watch this space!

Have more questions?

Email [email protected] and we will be happy to answer your query.