Cllr Jill Whitehead (with pink scarf) and fellow councillors campaigning against litter. She says:

“On Thursday 6th February 2014 a litter mountain was created in Sutton High Street showing 11 tonnes of litter, the amount that is picked up each day.It currently costs £4m per year to clear this litter off the streets. That could pay for the running a library service for a year; repairing 100,000 potholes, providing 210 residential care places for elderly people; or building half a primary school.”

Sutton Councillors and members of the environmental team spoke to passers-by on their views and ideas to help us address the issue. The ‘be part of the team that keeps Sutton clean’ campaign continues to urge people to take responsibility and help keep Sutton clean. Clean streets help residents feel happy with their environment and neighbours, and to feel safer. But one nuisance can lead to another, with areas prone to graffiti also suffering from litter and fly-tipping.

A dedicated band of cleaners and inspectors are out every day cleaning up or catching those responsible in the act.

And now we are calling on you to join us and be part of the team that keeps Sutton clean by making sure you bin your litter, clear up after your dog or report graffiti or fly-tipping. We want everyone to take pride in their borough and take part in making it such a great place to live, work and go to school.

Cllr. Hamish Pollock says: “We can all do our bit and save ourselves money by not dropping litter.”