Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Environmental Health Manager.

The report outlined an overview of the council’s Streets and Open Spaces, Environmental Health and Shared Waste service activity in the Area Committee area over the past six months.

In response to Members’ questions the Environmental Health Manager said the following:

      i.         There was a lot of fly tipping in the North and it was likely that this was due to the closure of the landfill / recycling centres during the pandemic. Enforcement was on-going but this had to be completed in a covid secure way. Would need to consider community clean up days in the future.

    ii.         Confirmed if extra cardboard was left by the side of the blue recycling bin on collection days this would be collected by the Waste Team. Noted that this could be publicised further.

   iii.         Noted concerns raised about littering on Jesus Green later in the afternoon / early evening, officers would be working to 7pm to collect this. Covid marshals would be employed to work until 9-10pm at night when required for the summer period. Further consideration needed to be given to the hours worked by those in the Open Spaces Team.

  iv.         Would look to see whether any further litter pick days were being organised and if any had taken place.  Would look into fly tipping concerns raised at Nicholson Way and Crowland Way.

    v.         Noted concerns about de-commissioned mini-recycling areas and fly tipping hot spots and confirmed discussions were in place with the Waste Team and Street Enforcement so that there was a partnership approach.