Environmental Services

Street Cleansing

What we do about keeping the borough tidy

We have a duty to ensure that the borough is kept clear of litter.

To ensure that we comply to this duty, the Street Cleansing Service inspect and/or clean every road in the borough 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

If you would like to get in touch with us please contact us at Barking and Dagenham Direct.

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