Street Care and Cleaning
We make every effort to keep the District as clean and litter
free as possible. Picking up litter and sweeping Town centre
streets, roads and public open spaces regularly.
Litter & Street Cleaning
Fines for dropping litter
New laws have come into force, allowing
Councils to increase the fines for those caught and local people on
the Council’s Community Matters panel were asked whether they
wanted Thanet District Council to increase the fine. The response
was a definite yes and the fines are now:
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Abandoning a vehicle
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£200
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Allowing your dog to foul
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£80
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Dropping litter in the street
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£80
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Fly-posting (putting up posters illegally)
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£80
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Graffiti
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£80
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Fines can be handed out by the Council’s
Environmental Health Officers and our team of Community Safety
Wardens, who patrol the area and look out for problems such as
abandoned vehicles, graffiti and people dropping litter in the
street.
Don’t forget that dropping litter in the street includes
cigarette butts and chewing gum. They’re both forms of litter and
if you’re caught dropping either of them, you could find yourself
facing the prospect of a fine.
Environmental Action Programme
The Environmental Action programme has been developed by
Thanet District Council to improve the condition of our busiest
areas, starting with our main town centres and roads.
The EAP (Environmental Action
Programme) aims to deal with a wide range of problems and
restore pride in our towns
Did you know that...
Thanet District Council is one of only two Councils in England
that spends more money on cleansing than refuse collection, we
collect over 5000 tonnes of litter or illegally dumped waste each
year.
£ 2.2 million pounds a year. 280 miles of road / highway, a 28
mile of coastline, 800 litter bins, 300 dog waste bins, 400 adopted
alley ways.
120 hectares of land, 45 cleaners, 5 mechanical sweeping
machines, 1 road washing machine, 3 dumped rubbish removal squads,
128,000 residents and thousands of visitors – It all adds up
to a huge cleaning operation.
The majority of roads are cleansed on a weekly basis usually the
day after refuse collection. Other heavy pedestrian use areas such
as town centres are cleansed almost continuously, quieter housing
areas or country roads may be on a reduced frequency of two weekly
or monthly.
To find out when your street is due for a visit please call
01843 577115.
We also need your help to make Thanet a more attractive place to
live and work - Lets work
together