@KeepNIBeautiful

We are an environmental charity dedicated to making Northern Ireland a cleaner and more pleasant place in which to live

 Northern Ireland
keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org
Joined August 2011
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Keep NI Beautiful retweeted
Queen's Staff@QUBstaff27 Aug 2025
"To be recognised for seven consecutive years highlights the dedication and teamwork of our staff and community partners in preserving green spaces and built heritage" – Ian Duddy, Director of Estates @QUBelfast on our latest @GreenFlagAward! 👉 qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway… #LoveQUB
smiling young woman in dark dress accepting an award bundle from a smiling official-looking man in a bright outdoor setting

ALT smiling young woman in dark dress accepting an award bundle from a smiling official-looking man in a bright outdoor setting

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DAERA
@daera_ni22 Aug 2025
🛑It is illegal for NI businesses to sell or supply single-use vapes. Single-use vapes must be treated as electronic waste and disposed of accordingly. 🔗Learn more at : daera-ni.gov.uk/topics/waste…
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📢 Job Alert! Closing Soon! 📢 Multiple environmental jobs and volunteering opportunities available - for more info visit our website: bit.ly/3IWESd9
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Karen Douglas@KarenDouglas_NI17 Aug 2025
A hot sunny afternoon for a #2minutebeachclean at #ClougheyBeach with Beach Cleaners @ANDborough I lifted a small bag of litter inc. fast-food containers, tissues, rope, cigarette butts, plus microplastics #LeaveNoTrace #LoveOurBeach #connectwithnature 🌊🏖🪸🐚🪼🦀🐳🌱🐝🦋🐞🐛 – at Bangor, Northern Ireland
A view of the sand dunes and path along Cloughey Bay

ALT A view of the sand dunes and path along Cloughey Bay

Items of litter lifted from Cloughey Beach including a plastic cup, an aluminium can, a plastic cotton-bud stick and other items

ALT Items of litter lifted from Cloughey Beach including a plastic cup, an aluminium can, a plastic cotton-bud stick and other items

A large shell pictured on Cloughy Beach

ALT A large shell pictured on Cloughy Beach

The sandy beach with the sea on the horizon meeting a bright blue sky with whispy white clouds

ALT The sandy beach with the sea on the horizon meeting a bright blue sky with whispy white clouds

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DAERA
@daera_ni8 Aug 2025
#ClimateActionPlanNI♻️Huge improvements have been made in how we handle waste ➡️Reducing landfill usage & further increasing quantity & quality of recycling can help towards a more sustainable future 🗣️#HaveYourSay in NIs first draft Climate Action Plan at daera-ni.gov.uk/climate-acti…
Reads Northern Ireland Climate Action Plan

ALT Reads Northern Ireland Climate Action Plan

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Keep NI Beautiful retweeted
Andrew Muir MLA
@AndrewMuirNI14 Aug 2025
Fantastic to present a record number of Green Flag Awards this year at Bangor Castle with @KeepNIBeautiful. It’s important to recognise the tireless work that goes into maintaining these parks and green spaces so that we can all enjoy them.
Me presenting Green Flags to Cllr Julie Gilmore, Deputy Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, and Cllr Denise Johnston, Deputy Chair of Mid Ulster District Council.

ALT Me presenting Green Flags to Cllr Julie Gilmore, Deputy Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, and Cllr Denise Johnston, Deputy Chair of Mid Ulster District Council.

Me speaking at the Green Flag Awards.

ALT Me speaking at the Green Flag Awards.

At the Green Flag Awards with Alderman Amanda Grehan, Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and Cllr Gillian McCollum, Mayor of Ards and North Down Borough Council.

ALT At the Green Flag Awards with Alderman Amanda Grehan, Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and Cllr Gillian McCollum, Mayor of Ards and North Down Borough Council.

Me presenting Green Flags to Mayor Gillian McCollum.

ALT Me presenting Green Flags to Mayor Gillian McCollum.

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DAERA
@daera_ni4 Aug 2025
♻️We're consulting on NI's first Plastic Pollution Plan which outlines steps we can take towards a circular economy-better for the health of people & the environment 🗣️Join our conversation at daera-ni.gov.uk/consultation… 🗓️Closing date: 24 Sep 25 #PlasticFreeJuly @belfastcc @nidirect
images of plastic waste reads in purple plastic pollution plan for Northern Ireland on green background.

ALT images of plastic waste reads in purple plastic pollution plan for Northern Ireland on green background.

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Keep NI Beautiful retweeted
BelfastHarbour
@BelfastHarbour30 Jul 2025
If you’re out and about on the waterfront next Wednesday, August 6th, Belfast Harbour will be hosting a Sustainability Showcase with partner organisations. Join us at the public area between Belfast Harbour Marina and the Arc apartments, just behind the SSE Arena, from 12pm-4pm. @UlsterWildlife @Natures_Voice @ArtemisTechLtd @W5Belfast @KeepNIBeautiful @MaritimeMile
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Karen Douglas@KarenDouglas_NI6 Jul 2025
A cool & breezy morning for a #2minutebeachclean 🏖 🚮 🌊 A small bag of litter lifted inc. glass bottle, paper, fast-food wrappers, bottle caps, skewers, cutlery, rope, butts, microplastics, a plaster, a sock & wetwipes #leavenotrace #lovewhereyouvisit #connectwithnature 🪸🐚🐠 – at Bangor, Northern Ireland
Ballyholme Beach

ALT Ballyholme Beach

A glass bottle with metal cap located on the adjacent parkland

ALT A glass bottle with metal cap located on the adjacent parkland

McDonald's wrapping

ALT McDonald's wrapping

A montage of littered items lifted from the beach

ALT A montage of littered items lifted from the beach

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DAERA
@daera_ni2 Jul 2025
DAERA has launched a public consultation on the Plastic Pollution Plan for Northern Ireland (PPP NI). More info: daera-ni.gov.uk/news/public-… #PlasticFreeJuly
images of plastic waste reads in purple plastic pollution plan for Northern Ireland on green background.

ALT images of plastic waste reads in purple plastic pollution plan for Northern Ireland on green background.

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DAERA
@daera_ni27 Jun 2025
We want to hear what you think about NI's first draft #ClimateActionPlanNI. You can access the survey online or you can phone, text or email us: daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/nor… #YourVoiceMatters #NetZero
Read Northern Ireland Climate Action Plan with DAERA logo.

ALT Read Northern Ireland Climate Action Plan with DAERA logo.

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Karen Douglas@KarenDouglas_NI26 Jun 2025
A lovely pm for a #2minutebeachclean along the Strangford Lough coastline. 2 bags of mainly fast-food wrappers, cans, plastic bottles, wrappers, aerosols, plastic piping, foam tubing, and car parts including 2 wheel trims and a plastic wheel arch #DontBeATosser #LeaveNoTrace 🚮 – at Bangor, Northern Ireland
2 bags of litter in the foreground with Strangford Lough and Scrabo Tower in the background

ALT 2 bags of litter in the foreground with Strangford Lough and Scrabo Tower in the background

A few of the items of litter lifted including: a shredded aluminium can, plastic packet of Italian salami, plastic pipe connector, plastic wheel arch, plus other fast-food containers

ALT A few of the items of litter lifted including: a shredded aluminium can, plastic packet of Italian salami, plastic pipe connector, plastic wheel arch, plus other fast-food containers

Car wheel trim found on the undergrowth

ALT Car wheel trim found on the undergrowth

A range of littered items collected

ALT A range of littered items collected

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Belfast City Council
@belfastcc25 Jun 2025
Lord Mayor of Belfast @Tracybelfast1 welcomed the '30 under 30 Climate Change Makers' to City Hall last week. This world-class initiative from @KeepNIBeautiful offers a platform for young people to develop leadership skills and become advocates for environmental change. 🌍📺
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Thomas L Muinzer@LMuinzer19 Jun 2025
Inspiring afternoon at Belfast City Hall's stakeholder event celebrating #NorthernIreland's "30 Under 30" changemakers- 30 individuals under 30 doing extraordinary work on climate & environment issues! Thanks to @PodiemNI, @KeepNIBeautiful,@BelfastCC & colleagues! #ClimateLaw
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DAERA
@daera_ni19 Jun 2025
Northern Ireland’s first draft “Climate Action Plan” 16-week public consultation has today been launched, hailed as “a milestone moment” by @AndrewMuirNI 👇More in replies
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir pictured holding Northern Ireland Climate Action Plan sign.

ALT DAERA Minister Andrew Muir pictured holding Northern Ireland Climate Action Plan sign.

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John McMullan@JohnSocEnt17 Jun 2025
I was delighted to present the Eco-Pupil& Eco-Teacher Awards sponsored by @nihecommunity at this morning's @KeepNIBeautiful Awards Ceremony. Developing Eco Super Heroes of the future is an investment in a better & more sustainable 🌎 When we #BuildBackGreen we #BuildBackSocial
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Mill Strand IPS@Millstranded10 Jun 2025
Thank you @Eco_SchoolsNI for a wonderful morning, delighted to be successful in renewing our Ambassador school award🏅@KeepNIBeautiful @SustransNI @JohnnyMcCrystal @ddoherty684
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DAERA
@daera_ni5 Jun 2025
To conclude our #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 series let's see what we can all do to #BeatPlasticPollution ♻️Did you know a plastic bag takes 10-20 yrs to decompose, plastic straw 200 yrs, plastic bottle 450 yrs ? 🔗Some tips to reduce plastic use: keepnorthernirelandbeautiful…
image of a clear plastic bottle reads 450 years for a plastic bottle to decompose

ALT image of a clear plastic bottle reads 450 years for a plastic bottle to decompose

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Karen Douglas@KarenDouglas_NI5 Jun 2025
Enjoyed the fantastic @isupportlhlh event tonight. Spoke with exhibitors re volunteer opportunities followed by 2 interesting presentations from @TrueHarvestSeed & @WhatTheSeaSaw a reminder for us all to act protectively towards the natural world 🌏🚮🌳🌱🪻🌷🌊🏖🐠🦀🐳🪸🪼🦋🐝🐞 – at Bangor, Northern Ireland
Selfie with friend Martin holding a Keep ni Beautiful banner

ALT Selfie with friend Martin holding a Keep ni Beautiful banner

Beachcomber and incidental artist Aileen aka What The Sea Saw photographed at her stand with a number of her art pieces created from litter/ waste collected from beach cleans

ALT Beachcomber and incidental artist Aileen aka What The Sea Saw photographed at her stand with a number of her art pieces created from litter/ waste collected from beach cleans

Julia from Harvest True Seeds spoke about the harvest seed collection contributing to the native Irish Seed Vault

ALT Julia from Harvest True Seeds spoke about the harvest seed collection contributing to the native Irish Seed Vault

Biodiversity information leaflet and a peatfree compostable pot with a range of seeds planted

ALT Biodiversity information leaflet and a peatfree compostable pot with a range of seeds planted

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DAERA
@daera_ni3 Jun 2025
🏊It's Bathing season again! Check out our handy guide. 🔗Find out more: daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/bat… @nidirect @SwimNI @KeepNIBeautiful @NI_LGA @RNLILifeguardNI @NetRegs @OutmoreNI @EnvironmentNI @RuralSupport @RuralCommNet @niwnews @deptinfra @PoliceServiceNI @Hsenigov
Poster with range of information on Bathing season guide 1 June-15 sept

ALT Poster with range of information on Bathing season guide 1 June-15 sept

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