A new ‘Litter Strategy’ has set out plans to tackle the anti-social behaviour of littering, helping to improve B&NES and make it a more attractive area, in a bid for the economy to prosper and grow.
Litter affects us all, blights the local environment and costs £3,017,000 across B&NES to clean-up.
As part of the first national Litter Strategy, litter louts could be hit with £150 fines.
This will build on measures to better distribute public bins, making it easier to throw away rubbish, and the recommendation that offenders on community sentences help to clear up fly-tipped waste.
These plans will make sure in B&NES that residents can all enjoy the local environment and it is a clean, healthy place to live and work in.
Bath MP Ben Howlett has said he wants it to be the first generation to leave the environment in in a better state than it was found, and tackling litter is an important part of the drive to make B&NES a better place to live and visit.
Ben said: “Litter is something that affects us all in Bath and blights our local environment. I want to make sure Bath is a great place to live in, work in and the local economy can thrive.
“The Litter Strategy will make it easier for people to get rid of litter properly in Bath, creating an anti-littering culture and introducing tougher enforcement measures to hit thoughtless litter louts in the pocket.
“We want to make sure Bath is a nice local environment for us to all enjoy and tackling litter is an important part of our drive to make Bath a better place to live.”
