Littering
Keep your scene clean by taking your
litter home or using a litter bin. Do not throw rubbish onto
pavements, roads or on public open spaces. Be considerate of
others.
Littering makes an area look down at heel and
can contribute to the fear of crime and the council spends a
considerable sum to ensure the borough’s streets are kept clean.
Littering is a constant problem we can do without. Litter can be
anything from a sweet wrapper or cigarette butt to a bag of
rubbish. The size does not matter. Typical littered items are
cigarette butts, sweet wrappers, crisp packets, apple cores, drinks
cans and plastic bags.
If your street is badly littered you may
report it by calling the Customer Contact Centre on 020 7364
5004.
Litter enforcement
An offence is committed if someone throws
down, drops or otherwise deposits anything in any place (including
over water) that is open to the air and to which the public have
access.
The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act
2005 specifically included cigarette butts and chewing gum and
their wrappings in the definition of litter.
If you are seen littering in the street you
may be issued with a fixed penalty notice (FPN) of £80 by a Street
Care officer. The FPN is issued so that you may discharge your
liability for prosecution by paying the penalty and knowing you
will not receive a criminal record. However, if you do not pay the
FPN, the case will go to court.
The maximum fine for littering is £2,500.
Further information
How to contact us
Tower Hamlets Customer Contact Centre
Tel: 020 7364 5004
Email: generalenquiries@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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