Transcript Presentation - South Tyneside Council

Commission on Litter & Fly Tipping
Place Committee
12th September 2016
Agenda
• Types of Littering
• Perceptions of litter and what is acceptable
• Litter Code of Practice
• How can we change attitudes ?
Types of Littering – what is litter?
 Fast Food & Take Away packaging
 Business Waste
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Crisp & Sweet Wrappers
Bottles/Cans/Plastic Bags
Food - Chips/Sandwiches
Chewing Gum
Cigarette ends
Newspapers/Magazines
Scratch Cards
Dog Fouling
Perceptions of litter and what is acceptable
‘62% of people in England drop
litter although only 28% admit to
it’.
‘Almost a third of motorists admit
to throwing rubbish out of their car
window because they believe they
are anonymous when doing it’.
– Keep Britain Tidy
Perceptions of litter and what is acceptable
What are your perceptions of litter
• Residents Groups
• Friends of Groups
• Business
WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE?
Litter Code of Practice
The Environmental Protection Act 1990
• Imposes duties to keep specified land clear of litter and
refuse
• For local authorities to keep clean public highways for
which they are responsible
• The emphasis is on the consistent and appropriate
management of an area to keep it clean
• Also standards relating to graffiti and fly-posting.
Litter Code of Practice
 It is an offence to throw down, drop or otherwise deposit,
and then leave, litter.
 A person found guilty of the litter offence may be fined
up to £2,500 in a magistrates’ court.
 An “authorised officer” can issue “fixed penalty notices”
as an alternative to prosecution.
 Litter Clearing Notice and SLCN’s - now repealed.
Replaced with ASB alternatives.
How can we change attitudes Educate/Awareness/Enforcement
 More Education
 More focused Campaigns
 Name and shame ?
 Fines - Fixed penalty notices can be issued to deal with
environmental offences such as littering
 Local Businesses & Corporate Social Responsibility
 Anything further?