About LAGER Can

LAGER Can – the Litter Action Group for Ealing Residents – was founded in 2017 by Keith Freegard, then a resident of Hanwell. Membership has climbed to 2,500 and continues to grow.

Our primary goal is to make the London Borough of Ealing’s open spaces cleaner and greener. To achieve this, we work with our partners at Ealing Council, Greener Ealing Ltd (GEL), Thames 21, and Clean Up the River Brent (CURB), as well as businesses, schools, and youth groups. Do contact us if you’d like to get involved.

I am very proud that for each of the past five years, our incredible LAGER Can volunteers have donated labour equivalent to that of 10 full-time employees, worth a total of £1.6m. Our dashboard shows our work over time. We receive no funding, but are grateful for the kit and support provided by Ealing Council.

We have supervised volunteer litter picking by over 400 Duke of Edinburgh bronze, silver, and gold award students from all over the UK.

Having achieved Thames 21 River Action Group status in March 2022, we’re working hard with CURB to keep our waterways clear of rubbish and free from invasive species. We have cleaned the River Brent throughout its course in the London Borough of Ealing, and upriver in the neighbouring borough of Brent. 

We believe that an environment that looks cared for is less likely to become littered and flytipped. To this end, and working in partnership with Ealing Park Rangers, Ealing Wildlife Group and others, we have carried out grounds maintenance and planting projects to regenerate previously abused sites, notably at Horsenden Hill and Grove Farm.

LAGER Can is a Registered Charity number 1219568

Cathy Swift, Chair
September 2026