Street Cleaning and Litter Picking

• Mechanical Sweeping - Mechanical Sweeping of road channels maintained at public expense are generally swept once every 4 weeks.
• Litter - The pavements and road edge on adopted roads are litter picked according to usage. In all the main shopping centres, the pavements are litter picked five times a week and swept together with the gutter three times a week.

As part of the council's new contract with Verdant Group Plc, a "quick response" litter and graffiti initiative has been introduced. This team is available to respond to incidents quickly without disrupting normal cleaning schedules.

• Litter bins & Dog Fouling Bins – Litter Bins for which the District is responsible are emptied currently on a Tuesday and Friday. Any problems with a litter bin please call 01895 837362.

If you would like to report an incident that needs to be dealt with by our street cleaning team please use our
online form or call 01895 837362.

If you are interested in organising a community litter picking event, please e-mail us at environment@southbucks.gov.uk
Fly-tipping
South Bucks District Council is responsible for clearing fly-tipped waste on highway verges, lay byes and partially blocked footpaths/pavements to report an incident of this nature please call 01895 837362.

To report fly-tipped waste which is completely blocking a road or footpath please call the Highways Authority on 0845 2302882 or e-mail tfb@buckscc.gov.uk or call 01895 837362. You can also fill in the online feedback form.

Fly-tipping on private land is the responsibility of the land owner to remove.

Fly-tipping is a criminal offence. We will prosecute in all cases where sufficient evidence exists. If you witness anyone fly-tipping, please call 01895 837362. The Illegal Dumping Costs Campaign aims to alert house holders and business of their Duty of Care when it comes to disposing of waste. This Duty of Care Legislation places the responsibility to ensure that waste is treated and disposed of legally on the waste producer. In other words - if you ask someone to take your waste away for you, it is your responsibility to find out where your waste is being taken to for disposal and make sure that they are registered with the Environment Agency as a waste carrier. For information about the campaign and details of successful prosecutions achieved by the Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire please visit www.bucksinfo.net/illegaldumpingcosts.