Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

The Committee received a report of the Director of the Built Environment that informed Members of two campaigns run by the Cleansing Service in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy in September and October. The campaigns would focus on smoking and chewing gum related litter, both of which had been identified in the Local Environmental Quality Survey as high priority problems with the City’s street scene.

The Committee were shown a promotional video of the campaigns to raise public awareness via the internet and social media.

In response to a Member’s question, the Assistant Director of Street Cleansing advised that over 6 million cigarette butts were dropped on City streets each year and they are unable to be used for recycling. He also advised that 45,000 cigarette butt pouches had been handed out to the public already.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.