Anglers Against Litter
Join thousands of fellow anglers getting involved with our campaign!
We all hate to see litter when we go fishing, it looks awful and it’s dangerous for wildlife and harmful for our environment. We want to make sure that anglers are part of the solution, not part of the problem so let’s tackle litter together!
There are many ways you can get involved to support our work to stop litter and plastic pollution.
Just Take 5
Join anglers up and down the country to help protect wildlife from the dangers of litter by taking five minutes at the end of every fishing session to pick up litter.
Spending just five minutes to remove litter you find in your fishing spot will help to make a huge difference in stopping harmful litter entering our freshwater and coastal areas.
As a thank-you, through our sponsors Shimano, you can also be in with the chance of winning an exclusive Shimano Anglers Against Litter cap. Record your efforts through our Anglers Against Litter survey and tag us in your socials using the hashtag #anglersagainstlitter and we will select winners every month.
Litter Picking Kits for Angling Clubs
We’ve teamed up with Shimano to offer angling clubs free litter picking kits. If you are on the committee of an angling club and your club is willing to commit to at least two litter picks a year, you can apply for one of these amazing kits!
The kits include Anglers Against Litter Hi Vis vests and litter pickers. Plus we will give you free advice about running a litter pick safely and successfully. To apply for a kit just drop an email to: [email protected]
Download these resources to support your litter pick:
Reeling in Change – free litter picking kits and recycling bins for sea angling clubs
The Angling Trust is excited to offer free litter picking kits and Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme (ANLRS) bins to sea angling clubs as part of our Anglers Against Litter – Reeling in Change project, funded by the Marine Management Organisation’s Fisheries and Seafood Scheme.
This initiative is designed to support our Anglers Against Litter campaign, sponsored by Shimano and supported by The Insurance Emporium, helping even more anglers join the effort to keep our coastal areas clean and beautiful.
If you’re part of a sea angling club and are willing to commit to at least two litter picks per year, all you need to do is:
- Apply for one of these amazing kits.
- Share your litter-picking photos with us.
Litter kits include Anglers Against Litter High Vis vests and litter pickers made from recycled fishing nets. The ANLRS network, set up by anglers for anglers, offers a fantastic way to collect and recycle old line to stop it going to landfill.
Interested? Send us an email with your club details to [email protected]
Keep Britain Tidy
The Angling Trust are pleased to support the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean. It’s Keep Britain Tidy’s biggest environment campaign – and we want anglers, clubs and fisheries to help collect litter from beaches, rivers, lakes and canals. For more information contact [email protected] or the Keep Britain Tidy website:
Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme
Did you know that old line can take up to 600 years to break down in landfill, and even then, it is just breaking down into small microplastics?
Set up by anglers for anglers, the Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme has created a solution where old line and spool can be set off to be recycled rather than going to landfill.
There are many different ways to get involved, from hosting a line recycling bin in your tackle shop, on your fishery or helping to get it installed on the pier. As an individual, you can use these recycling points or send your line and spool to them directly via post.
To find out more visit their website:
Shimano - Our Main Sponsor
Anglers Against Litter is proudly supported by Shimano, exclusive tackle partner.
Through the support of our sponsors, we can provide much needed litter picking kits to the angling community to support them in taking action to remove litter from our catchments and coasts.
The Angling Trust and Shimano hosted an awards day at Partridge Lakes Fishery, Cheshire to honour some truly outstanding anglers and clubs for their support of the Anglers Against Litter campaign. These clubs and individuals went above and beyond to support the campaign and remove harmful litter and plastic from the environment. Could this be you next year?
Through our partnership with Shimano we were honoured to received national recognition for the Anglers Against Litter campaign, winning the Keep Britain Tidy Best in Business award. This showcases the widespread recognition of the campaign, and the fantastic work that anglers are undertaking to tackle litter.
The Insurance Emporium - Our Supporting Sponsor
The Insurance Emporium, a leading provider of specialist insurance services, is supporting sponsor of our Anglers Against Litter campaign.
The support sponsorship along with the main sponsor Shimano, helps provide essential funding and resources to support clean-up operations, educational programmes, and awareness campaigns to reduce litter in aquatic environments.