NEW figures show a 34 per cent drop in the amount of litter on the streets of Selby.

Selby District Council, as part of its ongoing Bin It For Good campaign, said between February 13 and 19 there was 34 per cent less litter on the streets than the same period in December.

The reduction means Macmillan Cancer Care will receive £300 from the Bin it for Good scheme, run by the council with environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and gum manufacturer the Wrigley Company.

The charity was chosen to benefit from the scheme by Selby District Council chair Councillor Stephanie Duckett.

More than 500 members of the public voted for St Leonard’s Hospice to benefit from the scheme in March. In January figures showed a 39 per cent reduction in litter which meant Asthma UK received £300 funding through the scheme.

The Bin it for Good scheme is part of the council’s Don’t be a Waster – Reduce, Reuse, Respect campaign which looks at a different issue each month – in March it is looking at fly tipping problems.

Cllr Richard Musgrave, executive member with responsibility for housing, leisure, health and culture said: “It’s absolutely great to see a second continuous month showing a reduction in litter. It demonstrates that the people of Selby are really supporting the Bin it for Good scheme.

“We all need to respect the place where we all live and remember that dropping litter in the first place is unacceptable.”