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Enviro-crime clean team launched
Half a million pounds is being invested in street sweeping after residents said a clean borough was a high priority for them. Waltham Forest Council is increasing the frequency of its street sweeping in key areas and introducing ten weekend community cleaners known as the Enviro-crime clean team to tackle littering in areas which are normally only cleaned on weekdays.
» More information on the Enviro-crime clean team
Bag it and Bin it
The Dog Enforcement Teams 'Bag it and Bin it' campaign commenced on Friday 1 April. The Dog Team will pro-actively patrol the borough in uniform and plain clothes to enforce dog offences under the Dog Control Order Act 2006 .
» More information on the campaign
Chewing gum and cigarette butt bins roll out across the borough
In partnership with Kier Street Services, the Council is rolling out chewing gum and cigarette butt bins in a bid to stop residents dropping chewing gum and cigarette butts on our streets, making the borough look dirty.
» More information on the new bins
Dog fouling stencil
The Council has been contacted by a number of residents complaining about dog mess and painted stencils are being placed on the pavements of areas particularly blighted by dog fouling.
» More information on the stencil
Littering
Church Lane in Leytonstone, (which is normally cleaned daily) was not cleaned for 24 hours to show residents how filthy the street would be if the Council didn't clean the streets. And street cleaners collected nine tons of litter dropped by residents, and displayed it in Leytonstone, to educate residents and visitors on how much litter is dropped, and the use of bins across the borough.
» More information on the litter launch
Two more orphan sites completed
13 April: Over the last couple of weeks we have completed two more orphan sites, bits of unused land that attracted enviro-crime. Recent completions include Guildford Road underpass and Armstrong Avenue. A local Scout group cleared Guildford Road underpass as part of the Waltham Forest Spring Clean and East Thames Housing Association has bought Armstrong Avenue.
More information on the orphan site projects
Fly-tipping clampdown
It costs the Council around £1.5 million a year to deal with fly-tipping and with the Council facing budget cuts we need to make every penny count towards our resident’s priorities.
» More information on fly-tipping
Wiping out enviro-crime campaign re-launched with dirty front gardens
To mark the re-launch of the Wiping out enviro-crime campaign we have launched a massive clamp down on dirty front gardens.
Over the coming months residents will see us taking tough action against people who commit enviro-crime in our borough, with a focus on tackling all forms of fly-tipping and littering.
Since the campaign launch in 2009 we have made significant progress in cleaning up the borough, but we know that there is still a lot of work to do. The re-launch of the campaign today is a sign of our commitment to keep tackling enviro-crime so we can transform all parts of Waltham Forest.