Croydon. Litter It is illegal to drop litter. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 - Section 87 (as amended) states that an offence is committed if anything is dropped, thrown, left or deposited that causes defacement, in any place open to the air that the public have access to with or without payment. Waste/litter found to have come from commercial or a household premise which has been left in a place open to the air without authority and not in accordance with proper waste collection arrangements is also subject to an offence. The Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005 (CNEA 2005) refines this offence to make the leaving of litter an offence wherever it is done, including passers by throwing their litter into a private front garden, open private land, station forecourts or into water, or thrown onto the road or pavement from a vehicle etc. Litter is comprised mainly of synthetic materials often associated with smoking, eating and drinking. The CNEA 2005 confirmed that cigarette butts and chewing gum are classified as litter. Croydon Council provides signed litterbins in high street areas and other busy places across the borough. We will continue to work with schools, residents groups and other forums to reduce the level of littering by undertaking general litter education and raising awareness to highlight the consequences of littering. Where appropriate, authorised officers, will use FPN powers to highlight that littering is not tolerated in Croydon. Litter can also be caused by uncontrolled distribution of free literature, which can have a great impact on an area if the printed material such as leaflets, flyers and free newspapers are dropped or allowed to become a nuisance. The distribution method itself can also lead to possible highway obstructions. Powers in the CNEA 2005 enable the Council to introduce a consent system to permit businesses and individuals to distribute free literature in a controlled way only in designated areas within the borough. Whilst traders cannot have control over their customers, the items they sell to them may often end up as litter. We aim to work in partnership with businesses to minimise the impact of litter from restaurants and shops. The CNEA 2005 introduced the Street Litter Control Notice, which allows us to serve a legal notice on an establishment that contributes on an ongoing basis to a litter problem in an area. FPN powers may be used if the conditions of the notice are breached.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:28:20 +0000
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