Jane Cherrington Litter Management & Enforcement Approach to - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Jane Cherrington Litter Management & Enforcement

Approach to litter

• Neighbourhood services
• Enforcement Officers & Waste Officers
• Litter bin policy on placement
• Sponsorship to cover costs
• Annual campaign
• On going schools education programme
• Community Litter Picks (KWT) and Environmental

Champion Scheme

• More waste containment e.g wheeled bins
• Nudge theory

Current Littering powers

• Littering

– Dropping litter – Littering from vehicles

• Dog Fouling
• Fly tipping
• Waste Accumulations & frontages
• Street Litter Control Notices

Wider powers

• Highways Act FPNs (£100 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)

– Tables and chairs – Skips on highways – Parking on grass verges – A-Frames

• Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act

– Community protection orders

• Waste and litter from land
• Help tackle fast food litter

– Public Space Protection Order (PSPO)

• Dog controls (£80 FPN)
• Flyers and flyposting (License fee, plus (£80 FPN)

Processes

• Highways FPNs

– Set the process and communicate – Dealt with jointly across waste and highways teams

• PSPO

– Carry out consultation on areas to zone

• Flyering

– not permitted; permitted with a license

• Dog Controls

– Number of dogs under an individuals control; dogs permitted but must be on a lead; allowed to be off the lead; banned altogether; dog fouling permitted

Alternative approach

• Litter enforcement partner

– No risk to the Council – Allow existing Council resources to focus on waste presentation – Commission based (typically 50%) 12 mth trial – Body Cameras and hand held technology – Evenings and weekends

Questions