Where is the golden bin?

Always put your litter in a bin and you could win a £10 gift voucher. 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.

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.

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. 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."

The first winners of the Golden Bin Campaign in Braintree, Halstead and Witham are pictured below.