Refuse and Waste

Keep your street clean

Do your part to help keep our streets clean and free of litter. We offer a variety of services including clearing up spillages, disposing of abandoned vehicles and removing graffiti.

Street lighting|

We look after street lighting, we can help if you notice any problems with streetlights.

Alley gating|

Alley gates can protect your home from crime such as burglary and vandalism.

Road safety|

We help raise road safety awareness amongst pedestrians and drivers.

Abandoned Vehicles|

Abandoned vehicles are unattractive and can be a danger to others.

Graffiti|

Graffiti is an illegal activity, help us keep our borough clean and crime free.

Litter|

Help us keep our borough clean, tidy and litter free.

Dog fouling|

Dog fouling is not only unpleasant it is illegal, we provide dog mess bins to help responsible dog owners.

Dead animals|

We can remove small dead animals from the streets free of charge.

Parking|

As our streets have become busier we have more parking restrictions to ensure road safety.

Fly posting|

Fly posting can make surrounding areas look rundown, help us keep our borough looking clean and tidy.

Fly tipping|

Dumping rubbish is illegal and can be dangerous to others, find out what you can do to help stop this.

Road Spillages|

Please report any road spillages to us immediately as they could lead to an accident.

Frequently asked questions

Bulky Waste questions|

Drains and Gullies questions|

Fly tipping questions|

Road questions|

Street Cleansing questions|

Street Lighting questions|

Street Warden questions|

Tree Maintenance questions|

Keep the borough tidy

We have a duty to ensure that the borough is kept clear of litter. We inspect and clean every road at least once a week.

In busy areas such as shopping centres, there are additional cleansing services provided to keep these areas clean.

Barking Town Centre

In the Town Centre there are permanent cleansing staff solely responsible for continuous cleansing.

What other services does Street Cleansing Service provide?

The Street Cleansing Service is also responsible for the monitoring and arranging the removal of abandoned vehicles in the borough.

The Service also aims to comply with the Environmental Protection Act's Code of Practice on Litter and Fly tipping, which sets out various standards for street cleansing in different types of areas.

Overall the Service is equipped with 11 specialist mechanical sweeping and gully emptying vehicles and directly employs approximately 58 members of staff.

What are the Street Cleansing Service's aims?

To contribute to the community priority - 'Cleaner, greener and safer'
To comply with the lawful duty and the Environmental Protection Act Code of Practice in the most efficient and cost effective manner

Street cleaning programme

We are responsible for keeping the area clean and free of litter. We will:

Continuously clean town centres
Clean main roads at least once a week
Clean other roads once a month
Visit residential roads at least once a week and clean as required
Remove accumulations of rubbish from Council land within 24 hours of being reported
Empty litter bins daily
Help with your locally organised clean-ups

You can help us by:

Using the free recycle and reuse centres (council tip) to dispose of your rubbish
Having waste collection contracts for your business
Not throwing litter such as chewing gum, cigarette butts, on the street
Picking up your dog's mess
Not 'Fly Posting' - it's untidy and illegal
Not parking where you want us to clean
Reporting your concerns to us at the address shown

Contact us

Telephone or email our specially trained team of Customer Service officers at Barking and Dagenham Direct for a number of services.