The borough council is stepping up its Cleaner Borough Campaign by inviting residents, community groups, schools, parish councils and local businesses to play an active part in the fight against litter, graffiti, fly tipping, abandoned cars and dog fouling. There will be a variety of educational and community initiatives aimed at encouraging people to take pride in their community and do what they can to help keep the borough clean. The council will also be cracking down on those anti-social people who continue to damage the environment and break the law.
Bash the Trash
The borough council will once again be helping community groups to organise Bash the Trash clean up events across the borough and it is hoped that even more local groups will volunteer to take part this year. The council provides litter pickers, gloves, tabards and refuse sacks and also arranges for the disposal of any rubbish collected. All you have to do is turn up and help for as long as you can. If you would like to organise or take part in a Bash the Trash event, please email or call the Environmental Projects Coordinator Tamsin Ritchie on 01732 876295.
Could you be a volunteer Street Monitor?
The council's Street Monitors' Scheme has been running since April 2003. Street Monitors are volunteers who report issues like litter, abandoned vehicles, flytipping and graffiti to the council so they can be sorted out as quickly as possible. Monitors are not asked to go out of their way to find problems, but to report problems they find during their day-to-day activities by calling StreetLine on 01732 87 60 60 or by using our online reporter. Anyone can call the StreetLine number but Street Monitors can benefit from updates on the council's Street Scene activities and meetings to discuss on-going issues. please email or call Tamsin Ritchie on 01732 876295.
Removing graffiti
The council works in partnership with the Probation Service to remove graffiti in the borough. Adults serving Community Punishment use the Grimebusters machine to remove graffiti under supervision. The aim is to remove all offensive, racist and abusive graffiti within 48 hours of it being reported to the council and to remove other graffiti within 28 days. We need your help to remove graffiti quickly and report incidents as they occur. We can lend you all the equipment you will need to remove graffiti, so if you would like to help tackle graffiti in your area please email or call Tamsin Ritchie on 01732 876295. To report an incidence of graffiti please call StreetLine on 01732 876060 or us our our online reporter.
Flytipping on the Mereworth Estate
Working with other organisations
The council continues to work with other organisations in a multi-agency approach to dealing with environmental and crime-related issues.For more information on any of the Cleaner Borough Campaign initiatives, email or call Tamsin Ritchie on 01732 876295.
