Dirty Hounslow
Thought this was very interesting especially in view of a very recent report before the local elections that gave Hounslow good marks for street cleanliness. At the time I did wonder what streets the inspectors had visited as the centre of Hounslow is invariably filthy and was just as awful last weekend. What with the unfinished roadworks (billed as improvements????) Hounslow Town centre is a tip.TOP 10 COUNCILS WITH THE DIRTIEST STREETS IN ENGLAND The % of relevant land and highways assessed as having deposits of detritus that fall below an acceptable level The % of relevant land and highways assessed as having deposits of litter that fall below an acceptable level England 12 5 Merton LB 49 21 Hounslow LB 44 15 North Hertfordshire DC 44 6 South Northamptonshire DC 43 7 Hertsmere DC 40 18 Bromley LB 36 24 Bradford MD 36 19 North Lincolnshire UA 36 14 Thurrock UA 35 23 Epsom & Ewell DC 35 6 Paul Kenny, GMB General Secretary speaking at Southport said, "There is an alarmingly high and dangerous level of dirty streets and pavements in far too many places. On average the 12% of streets that are officially classified as unacceptable is bad enough but there are 129 councils in England that have a higher proportion than that which is totally unacceptable.Local communities deserve clean and healthy environments. GMB know that clean streets are perfectly feasible everywhere, it's just a matter of ensuring there are enough properly trained and equipped street cleaners employed to do the job.Councillors should be clear that for street cleaning, as for other public services, you get what you pay for. The next thing that failed politicians may come out with is that people, as well as paying their council tax, should clean the streets themselves."* Detritus comprises dust, mud, soil, grit, gravel, stones, rotted leaf and vegetable residues, and fragments of twigs, glass, plastic and other finely divided materials. Detritus includes leaf and blossom falls when they have substantially lost their structure and have become mushy or fragmented. A significant and avoidable source of detritus is uncollected grass cuttings that have started to decompose.* Litter includes mainly synthetic materials, often associated with smoking, eating and drinking, that are improperly discarded and left by members of the public; or are spilt during waste management operations. Litter may also include putrescible or clinical wastes, or faeces such as dog, bird and other animal faeces.
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