Three traffic cones in Bodmin litter pickers’ latest haul

Three traffic cones were the oddest finds when a team of volunteers went back over a patch of Bodmin they had cleared only weeks ago.

Bodmin Tidy it Team met at Trelawney Road for their latest session, spreading out across a wide area. It was just six weeks since they had last met there, so nobody expected to find much.

They were wrong.

31 bags in one morning

By the end, the group had filled 15 bags of recycling and 16 bags of rubbish, along with a collection of other items. Among them were the three cones.

That takes the team’s running total to 1,253 bags.

The group thanked everyone who turned out, with a special mention for Morgan, who joined them for the first time. It also thanked waste company Biffa and Clean Cornwall, which supports litter picking groups across Bodmin and the rest of the county.

📷Rubbish at Old Market Place, Bodmin. Credit: Bodmin Tidy it Team

A pile at Old Market Place

Alongside the haul, the team shared a photo from Old Market Place in Bodmin showing a heap of black bags, a broken round table top and pieces of wood dumped against a fence.

In its post, the group said the photo shows how some people regularly treat where they live, and that they expect Cornwall Housing to clear it up.

Where they are heading next

The next session is at Berry Lane, meeting at 9.45am.

Everyone is welcome to come along.

📷Bodmin Tidy it Team volunteers with their haul from around Trelawney Road. Credit: Bodmin Tidy it Team