Inverness-shire woman turns trash into cash
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A woman from Inverness-shire has turned trash into cash and won £250 thanks to an innovative partnership.
Yvonne Fraser is the latest winner of the partnership between environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful and behaviour change app LitterLotto.
The partnership, launched in November 2022, encourages more people to bin their litter and offers weekly prizes ranging from £50 to £500.
The 58-year-old, from Scaniport, has been keen on tackling Scotland’s litter issue since her youth.
“To say always would be an overstatement but I’d never leave litter, I’d always take it home if I’m out and about," she said. "In my youth I was an outdoors activity person and we had a leave no trace policy.
“If we happened to stop for lunch and there was litter already there, then we would take that as well. I kayaked as well and we used to pick things out the river and take it to a bin.”
Yvonne continued: “For the last few years I’ve become more involved locally and we try to do a Spring Clean from Inverness to Foyers. We all do our own wee section – usually around one mile – and I live on a farm so I do both sides of the road.
“Litter has always irritated me and it obviously doesn’t irritate the people who do it so it’s up to me to do something about it and pick it up.”
Yvonne is hopeful that the partnership between Keep Scotland Beautiful and LitterLotto will help tackle Scotland’s litter emergency.
“I think it’s a brilliant idea,” Yvonne said. “Especially for young people who are maybe short of cash. If they can get a prize just for putting rubbish in the bin and recording it then it would be great and hopefully encourage others to do more.”
Catherine Gee, deputy chief executive at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “I’m delighted to see that Yvonne has been rewarded for doing the right thing through our partnership with LitterLotto.
“This collaboration is all about encouraging people to help tackle the country’s looming litter emergency and it’s brilliant to see people across the country getting involved.
“I’m looking forward to seeing many more Scottish winners benefitting from helping to keep Scotland beautiful.”
