Councillors say Chiswick is getting dirtier but Hounslow says things improving
Opinion is divided on whether Chiswick is getting cleaner as local Conservative councillors describe it as "getting dirtier" while Hounslow Council says it is winning its battle to keep the borough cleaner.
At last week's Borough Council meeting, a Conservative motion to put an extra £1 million into street cleaning across the borough received all-party agreement.
A street scene in Chiswick last week
Chiswick cllr Peter Thompson said “The report going to the Cabinet next week shows that levels of litter in the Borough remain well below target and the amount of detritus such as dead leaves and flyposting are getting worse. But we don’t need Council Reports to tell us what we all know – that Chiswick is getting dirtier.”
Hounslow has had a bad record in the past. A survey of London Authorities Environmental Services Performance 2010-11 and 2011-12 ranked Hounslow as the worst borough in London for litter and detritus.
The survey says levels of litter and detritus have fallen by two and 8.6 percentage points respectively since the last survey in September 2013.
Cllr Colin Ellar, deputy leader and cabinet member for environment, said: “This is good news and, although we still have some way to go, it shows that we are making Hounslow a cleaner borough.”
Hounslow Highways Service Director
Month |
Litter |
Detritus |
Weed Growth |
Staining |
Fly posting |
Graffiti |
September 2013 |
14.98% |
23.03 |
15.93% |
9.46% |
1.89% |
2.52% |
December 2013 |
12.7 |
14.74 |
2.65 |
13.02 |
.095 |
2.54 |
To report littering, fly tipping or any other environmental crime, you can contact Hounslow Highways by visiting http://www.hounslowhighways.org/38-contact-us.html
or call 0208 583 2000.
February 28, 2014