Attn councillors: Has Southwark council cut litter pickers?

[sarahsouthlondon]

Over the past 3 weeks or so I've noticed a really shocking build up of litter on the streets around Dulwich Village, North Dulwich, Herne Hill and beyond. This is isolated bits of litter dropped everywhere - it is definitely NOT the work of a fox getting at a bin or similar.

I have tracked specific pieces of litter which have definitely been there for at least 3 weeks. I have also not seen any litter pickers in that time, nor have I seen litter bagged up in council bags left at sides of road for collection.

What's going on? Local councillors - have the cuts meant that the council has cut litter pickers? Otherwise I can't understand what's happening.

I keep wanting to pick it up myself but to be honest there is so much of it. Very depressing.

[nxjen]

Sweeping up the fallen leaves, which increase year by year, keep them all busy at this time of year.

[sarahsouthlondon]

But I haven't seen anybody sweeping those either and in fact they are building up too ...

[Sue]

There were two litter pickers in my street (off North Cross Road) last week, one on each side of the road.

[Penguin68]

We had leaf sweepers in Underhill this morning, and a couple or so weeks ago (mainly only one).

[singalto]

Pellatt road has just had a man with a leaf blower followed by a leaf hoovering lorry!

[sarahsouthlondon]

Ok, good news, esp re litter pickers. Still hoping a councillor will answer my question on here.

[rendelharris]

sarahsouthlondon Wrote:

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> Ok, good news, esp re litter pickers. Still hoping

> a councillor will answer my question on here.

Better chance of an answer if you ask on their thread: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1932267,page=6

[ab29]

Same here - Lordship Lane / Wood Vale - rubbish all over the place and no one coming to clean the streets. A rubbish bin has disappeared from a bus stop near me few months ago which means people are throwing rubbish on the pavement; I have requested a replacement over a month ago but the council can't be bothered to deliver it.

[Sue]

ab29 Wrote:

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I have requested

> a replacement over a month ago but the council

> can't be bothered to deliver it.

There could be all sorts of reasons why the bin hasn't been replaced. What makes you think the council "can't be bothered" to deliver it?

[Monkey]

I?ve noticed more rubbish on Dunstans Road and it?s getting on my nerves. Two of my neighbours had wheelie bins with missing lids (and rubbish flying off everywhere)and getting those replaced, with the very efficient help of councillors, has helped. But I still pick up rubbish in front of my house every day, which has never been the case before.

[Peachpie]

Good on you for picking up litter. Every little bit helps.

[Elaine25]

My mother slipped over on the leaves in our road she is 87. I spoke to two council workers the very next day when I saw them using a blowing machine and lorry with hoover they told me that it would only be done once a month!

[Sue]

Councils have had their money drastically cut.

I guess they have to decide where their priorities lie, unfortunately.

ETA: Hope your mother is OK, falling over is always a shock even if you are not physically very hurt :(

[Passiflora]

Elaine25 Wrote:

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> My mother slipped over on the leaves in our road

> she is 87. I spoke to two council workers the very

> next day when I saw them using a blowing machine

> and lorry with hoover they told me that it would

> only be done once a month!

Hope your mum is recovering and I also dread treading on all the fallen leaves, especially as they don't seem to be swept up regularly.

[Passiflora]

sarahsouthlondon Wrote:

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> Over the past 3 weeks or so I've noticed a really

> shocking build up of litter on the streets around

> Dulwich Village, North Dulwich, Herne Hill and

> beyond. This is isolated bits of litter dropped

> everywhere - it is definitely NOT the work of a

> fox getting at a bin or similar.

>

> I have tracked specific pieces of litter which

> have definitely been there for at least 3 weeks. I

> have also not seen any litter pickers in that

> time, nor have I seen litter bagged up in council

> bags left at sides of road for collection.

>

> What's going on? Local councillors - have the cuts

> meant that the council has cut litter pickers?

> Otherwise I can't understand what's happening.

>

> I keep wanting to pick it up myself but to be

> honest there is so much of it. Very depressing.

The bits of litter have probably been there for around 3 weeks because the leaves have not been swept for weeks and so you see it more! The falling leaves are more a problem but because of boundaries set up in the past couple of years by Dulwich/Southwark you could see one side of a road being swept, with the other side being left unswept.

[Sue]

Sorry duplicate post

[Elaine25]

Thank you mum my is recovering she was very lucky not to have broken something.

[sarahsouthlondon]

So sorry to hear about your mother and glad she was not seriously hurt.

Ok, I am going to get in touch with Southwark direct and find out what?s happening.

Then I will try to organise neighbourhood litter picking volunteers.

[bels123]

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[James Barber]

Southwark Council state they litter pick every street every two days and sweep streets every four weeks.

But clearly this isn't working.

Amazingly still almost 100% manual sweeping and almost zero mechanisation.

[jamesmcash]

Hi all

The council has not reduced street sweeping. Sadly this may have to be something to consider in the coming years though as austerity continues to bite.

Best wishes

James

[wonderwoman]

What's the remit for street sweeping as Friern road is complete slosh with leaves and rubbish uncleared for weeks let alone days.

[wonderwoman]

How about rather than litter picking every 2 days and 4 weekly sweeping to just sweep and clean all streets once a week. I?m just wondering how much litter builds up on a daily basis on the street? Would an extra 50p per household be able to fund twice weekly cleaning and other community things. I for one wouldn?t mind paying that.

[Nigello]

Rubbish bins often disappear, more likely than not to reappear, like the one at the corner of Goodrich and CPR which is especially useful as it is on the route to three schools!

I pick up cans and bottles, usually about eight or ten a day, just walking around. Give it a go (but wash your hands afterwards, just in case!)