Our awards
Across the country our Litter Heroes and partners have gone above and beyond to spruce up their communities and clear litter as part of the Great British Spring Clean, and this is your chance - and ours - to say a huge thank you.
The Great British Spring Clean Awards are the Golden Globes of the litter-fighting community one might even call them the Green Globes!
Applications for our 2026 awards will open in February.
How to nominate
We have seven public awards up for grabs, which are detailed below. Nominate on behalf of yourself/your group, or another Litter Hero who has inspired you in one of the categorys listed.
Applications can be made from February 2026 and will close in May. Entries will be considered by our judging panel over the summer and a winner in each category will be announced at the launch of the 2027 campaign. Under 18s will need to be nominated by an adult, and the details of their parent or guardian submitted.
Award Categories
This category is open to the general public (over 18s) and is for an individual volunteer that has led the way in inspiring others to tackle litter, for example by pledging an extraordinary number of bags or conducting a huge number of litter-picks during the campaign.
This category is open to the general public and is for volunteers aged under 18 that have gone above and beyond in protecting their environment during the campaign, perhaps even inspiring other young people by their example. It could be an individual or a youth group - but for a school based project please nominate under the Super Student award.
This award recognises one of our registered Litter Heroes Ambassadors or Care Group Leaders who has gone to extraordinary levels to engage their volunteers and communities during the campaign and ramp up support for the cause. As such, this category is only open to registered Keep Britain Tidy Litter Hero Ambassadors and RiverCare/BeachCare Group Leaders.
Nominate a Leading Litter Hero (button)
This accolade rewards a passionate local authority, town/parish council, a member of either, or a partnership between a council and another group such as community group - which has pulled all the stops out to ensure people across their area have been able to join together to tackle litter.
Outstanding organiser (button)
Has a member of your team had a brilliant idea during the campaign? This is a chance to recognise an individual or team within a business or business partnership who have excelled in engaging their colleagues and communities in tackling litter. This category is only open to businesses, business related partnerships, BIDs, Chambers of Commerce or campaign funding partners.
Best in business (button)
Do you know an incredible Little Litter Hero or a group of proactive pupils? This is your chance to nominate a young person, class or school (Early Years settings are welcome to apply too) that is inspiring the next generation to protect the environment through Great Big School Clean activities.
Super Student (button)
The small print
Before you begin your nomination, please read the following paragraph about how we collect and process your data during the award process.
As part of administering the award scheme, we may need to contact you on the details you provide (e.g. if we cannot contact your nominee with the details provided or need to clarify your submission). Your data will not be used for any other purpose and it will only be kept for 14 months. You will be asked for your consent at the beginning of the form.
Please make sure your nomination is made in the correct category to avoid disappointment - Keep Britain Tidy reserves the right to move your entry to the correct category if a submission is made in error.