June's LitterLotto jackpot winner will splash her cash on a holiday
Posted on 25 Jul 2024
North Ayrshire’s LitterLotto app is going from strength to strength as more items of rubbish are binned by users.
North Ayrshire Council has teamed up with partners to provide the free LitterLotto app, which offers rewards to encourage people to bin litter responsibly.
The LitterLotto partnership, facilitated by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful, offers users the chance to Bin it to win it! by winning a monthly prize and weekly jackpots.
A monthly cash prize of £100 is up-for-grabs in North Ayrshire, and every time you responsibly bin a piece of litter you get another entry into the LitterLotto UK-wide weekly jackpot of £1,000.
The Council is working closely with Keep Scotland Beautiful on the 12-month pilot initiative, which aims to encourage residents and visitors to place their litter in a bin and develop habits to always dispose of their litter responsibly.
The app is designed to inspire North Ayrshire residents and visitors aged 13 and over, to bin their waste and pick up litter that has been dropped and help keep our communities and neighbourhoods looking good.
Jean Gibson Harris, from Irvine, is quids in after becoming the area’s £100 winner for June. She heard about the app through a friend and is putting her winnings towards a holiday.
She said: “I am a prolific litter picker as I do voluntary litter picking – which I love - with Irvine Clean Up Crew.
“I think the app is great fun – it helps clean up our town and is simple to use.”
North Ayrshire’s App was launched on April 1. Throughout June alone, a total of 3293 items of rubbish were binned by app users. This has increased steadily from 1170 items in May and 2195 in June.
It is simple to use, free to enter and all you need to do is:
- Be litter alert and take a photograph on your device or smart phone as you place your litter into a Council street litter bin and
- Wait to discover if you are the monthly prize draw winner – selected randomly - in North Ayrshire.
Councillor Tony Gurney, Cabinet Member for Green Environment and Economy, said: “This app is a great way for people across North Ayrshire to do their bit for the local environment in a fun way with some community spirit.
“I would like to thank everyone who already uses the app – and encourage as many people as possible to get involved.”
Heather McLaughlin, Campaigns and Social Innovation Manager at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “I’m delighted to see that Jean has been rewarded for doing the right thing through our partnership with LitterLotto and North Ayrshire Council.
“This collaboration is all about encouraging people to help tackle the country’s litter emergency and it’s brilliant to see people across the country continuing their efforts to keep Scotland beautiful.”
All litter counts, from a single disposable coffee cup to a takeaway meal box, and you can enter as often as you like as long as you are putting a different piece of litter into a North Ayrshire street litter bin.
David Landsberg, founder and CEO of LitterLotto, added: “The team and I at LitterLotto are absolutely thrilled to work in partnership with North Ayrshire Council.
“Your efforts really do make a huge difference! Please keep binning litter and helping to keep your neighbourhood clean and free of litter. You could be rewarded for doing so – we have a £1,000 weekly jackpot and a £100 local guaranteed jackpot which was won by Jean in June.”
You can download the app here: https://litterlotto.com/ or through your app store. You must be aged 13 or over to get involved. Prizes for users under 18 must be claimed through a parent or legal guardian.
There is now a guaranteed virtual coins win on the app, meaning the more coins you earn the more entries you can redeem these for in the coin store – which has exciting prizes on offer.