Targeted approach on fly-tipping to start next weekend

 

Pendle Council will be providing a large skip and a refuse collection vehicle in five different locations on five consecutive Saturday mornings during September and October, as part of a Cleaner Neighbourhoods Project.

The targeted wards will be Whitefield, Cloverhill, Southfield and Marsden in Nelson and Waterside in Colne.

Residents in these areas will be notified in advance. A flyer with details of the date, time and skip location will be posted through the letterbox of those houses included in this fly-tipping amnesty.

On the day, there will be staff on-hand to safely dispose of unwanted items and answer any questions residents may have about the services the Council delivers, and how items can be disposed of correctly.

Councillor Asjad Mahmood, Leader of Pendle Borough Council, said: “There has been a significant increase in the level of fly-tipping incidents in Pendle over the last few years.

“We need to tackle this problem head-on and this campaign is one way of doing it.”

David Walker, Pendle Borough Council's Assistant Director of Operational Services, said: “The project aims to increase knowledge of both Pendle Borough Council and Lancashire County Council’s services to provide residents with information on how to responsibly dispose of unwanted items.

“This is a pilot scheme which we are trialling in the areas where we have the highest number of fly-tips recorded. If the project proves a success - and we see a reduction in fly-tipping - we will consider running more events in the future.”

Councillor Zafar Ali, Pendle Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Environment and Climate Change, added: “The first step of the Cleaner Neighbourhoods Project will concentrate on areas in Nelson and one in Colne with the greatest amount of fly-tipping cases per population.

“We are hoping residents will become educated on what to do with unwanted items and who to contact for help, rather than dumping their rubbish on the streets.”