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The City Council spends £1 million a year on keeping Gloucester clean - If you drop litter, you can now be fined £75 on the spot! Click here to see details of our award winning £1million campaign
Litter Suspects - The people shown below are suspected of littering offences in the city. If you recognise any of them and can give us their name and address, please call 01452 396396 or email enviro@gloucester.gov.uk.
 
 
Litter - £75 a Throw!
From the 13th July 2006 Environmental 'criminals' in Gloucester will now be finding their anti social behaviour even more expensive. On the spot fines for 'littering' - issued as part of the City Council 'zero tolerance' crackdown - have been increased from £50 to £75. The charges are in line with legislation and guidance from the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
No matter how big, or how small, litter is litter. It will now be even more costly to drop it.
The City Council now has greater litter control powers, and WILL get tough with businesses, households and individuals who create litter in the City. These include:
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Description of offence
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Act
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Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days
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Full amount of penalty
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Maximum penalty on conviction
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Depositing litter
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Section 87/88 -Environmental Protection Act 1990
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£50
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£75
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£2,500
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Failure to comply with a street litter control notice
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Section 94/94A - Environmental Protection Act 1990
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£60
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£100
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£2,500
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Failure to comply with a litter clearing notice
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Section 92C/94A - Environmental Protection Act 1990
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£60
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£100
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£2,500
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Failure to produce waste documents
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Section 34(5) and Regulations made under it/34(6)/34A - Environmental Protection Act 1990
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£180
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£300
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£5,000 (or, on indictment, an unlimited fine)
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Failure to produce authority to transport waste
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Section 5/5B - Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989
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£180
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£300
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£5,000
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Unauthorised distribution of free printed matter
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Schedule 3A, paras. 1(1) and 7 - Environmental Protection Act 1990
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£50
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£75
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£2,500
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Failure to comply with a waste receptacles notice
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Section 46/47/47ZA/47ZB -Environmental Protection Act 1990
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£60
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£100
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£1,000
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Failure to comply with a Dog Control Order
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The Fouling of Land by Dogs, The Dogs on Leads, The Dogs Exclusion (City of Gloucester) Order 2006
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£50
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£75
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£1,000
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The City Council spends £1 million a year on keeping Gloucester clean - and it is YOU the people of Gloucester who pick up the bill for our cleaning efforts. We spend a substantial proportion of our total budget keeping the city clean. It is a big drain on the council tax and we want to encourage people to use litter bins - or take their rubbish home with them. We are stepping up our enforcement and have recently had a number of successful litter prosecutions.
Use Litter Bins - or Take Your Rubbish Home
Every Year £1 Million is Spent on:
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mechanical street cleaning
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sweeping
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litter picking
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clearing dumping / fly tipping
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clearing drug related materials like needles
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steam cleaning chewing gum and other waste
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emptying litter bins
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emptying dog bins
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cleaning graffiti
£1 Million is Spent Each Year On Cleaning Up Our City - YOU Pick Up the Bill!
Extra Effort
On top of the cleaning activities highlighted above, Gloucester City Council has carried out a number of campaigns aimed at improving the cleanliness of the city, and raising awareness of the huge amount of effort and cost of keeping the city clean:
For the past 2 years, the city council has organised a 'Clean up Gloucester' day, where local residents, businesses and organisations and the City Council all come together to take pride in our city and our local communities. Click here for details of the Clean Up Gloucester Day 2005.
Roadside Clear-ups - we have had to close whole stretches of major roads in the city so that we can clear up the rubbish which has been thrown from cars by irresponsible motorists. Click here for more details of the latest roadside clear-up.
Use Litter Bins - or Take Your Rubbish Home
Useful Links
£1 Million is Spent Each Year On Cleaning Up Our City - YOU Pick Up the Bill!
The second major clean up in a month of a roadside in the city took place on the 20 February. One lane in each direction of the A38 between the Waterwells Roundabout and Cole Avenue Junction was closed from 9.30am so the clean up can take place. In a similar clear up earlier this month nearly four lorry loads of rubbish were collected from the A40.
The city council has blamed irresponsible motorists for the mess which will cost Gloucester taxpayers thousands of pounds to clear up. And the council has warned anyone caught discarding rubbish from their vehicles will face a £75 fine. Businesses are also being warned they could face legal action if the mess is being caused by litter coming from unsecured loads on commercial vehicles.
£1 Million is Spent Each Year On Cleaning Up Our City - YOU Pick Up the Bill!
Telephone: 01452 396396 Or Email: enviro@gloucester.gov.uk
 
The West of Englad CIPR Award for Best Public Sector Programme Awarded to Gloucester City Council
Last Updated: 22/02/07
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