The new Waste Action Squad members, Hyde Park

• CLEAN streets are one of Labour’s top priorities and we are determined to do all we can to tackle the problems caused by the small minority of people and businesses who continue to dump rubbish on the street.

We have identified 100 dumping “hot-spots” across Westminster and we have set up a Waste Action Squad to tackle the challenge of dumped waste and littering.

The squad is a multi-agency team working with the community to identify effective solutions to address dumping hot-spots across the city.

The squad started on Monday October 10 with a week of action focused on hot-spots around the Edgware Road and Hyde Park ward area.

The key objectives for the team are:

— to provide a highly visible operation that shows this is an area of focus and that we are acting against persistent problems and offenders;

— to engage residents and businesses in a practical conversation about waste problems in their neighbourhood;

— to gather residents’ and businesses’ views into how these problems could be tackled together;

— to educate residents and businesses on the best ways of disposing of their waste to keep their streets clean and tidy; and

— to create an action plan to tackle these issues.

Over the coming weeks and months the Waste Action Squad will be busy all over Westminster to keep our streets clean.

CLLR PAUL DIMOLDENBERG
Cabinet Member for City Management & Air Quality
City Hall, Victoria Street, SW1