Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

The Committee received a report of the Director of the Built Environment that provided Members with an update on the success of the two campaigns regarding smoking and gum related litter run by the Cleansing Service in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy in September and October 2014.

The Assistant Director of Street Cleansing advised that the Greater London Authority and other London Boroughs wished to expand on similar campaigns across London. He added that several more campaigns would take place keep awareness of gum and smoking related litter raised.

In response to a Member’s question, the Assistant Director advised that officers would visit Prudent Passage, EC2 to remove smoking related litter.

RESOLVED – That the success of the two campaigns run by the Cleansing Service in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy in September and October 2014, be noted.