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Throughout the summer Braintree District Council will be giving away ?10 gift vouchers to anyone who puts litter in a lucky 'golden' bin. Although not golden in colour, Council officers will monitor the chosen 'golden bin' for approximately one hour at a time, from a discreet distance, and reward people who use it with a ?10 gift voucher.

Residents who dispose of their litter in a responsible way this summer will have many chances to win one of the vouchers sponsored by the Swintex, the council's litter bin supplier. The vouchers can be used to buy garden products, and are funded by Swintex.

The location of the golden bin will change each time, it could be in the town centre of Braintree, Halstead or Witham, or perhaps in one of the district's villages.

The scheme is just one strand of a litter awareness campaign which has included special bins for cigarette butts and chewing gum, 60 new bins along the A12 and the Community Champions scheme which supports people who care about their neighbourhood.

Environment portfolio holder Councillor Roger Walters said:

?There are over 700 litter bins in the District so wherever you are, there will be a bin nearby and just by putting your litter in a bin you could win a ?10 gift voucher. Cleaning up littering, whether from verges, streets or fly tips, costs council tax payers hundreds of thousands of pounds every year.

?Litter is everyone's problem ? not just the council's and residents can make a big difference in helping to keep our streets clean. Offering an extra incentive to dispose of litter properly is just one of the many ways the council is working to drive down littering and make the District a better, cleaner place for everyone to live.?

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