Wigan, London - Keep Britain Tidy has revealed that the bill to clean up England’s streets now reaches £850 million a year. New figures from Department of Communities and Local Government reveal that the amount of money spent by local authorities in England on clearing up the ground every year has risen from £780 million to £858 million (Euro 1 billion).

Phil Barton, Keep Britain Tidy’s chief executive, said: ‘The figure of £858 million is truly shocking. It is quite obscene that we, as a nation, have to spend more than £3/4 billion clearing up the rubbish that people can’t be bothered to put in a bin."

In response to the figures, Cllr Gary Porter, Chairman of the Local Government Association Environment Board, said: “At a time when council budgets are being increasingly stretched it is outrageous that they are having to spend more than three-quarters of a billion pounds cleaning up after people who can’t be bothered to put their rubbish in the bin. This is money that would be better spent on vital frontline services."

Keep Britain Tidy is asking everyone to examine their behaviour and think twice before throwing litter on the floor and if they see an empty crisp packet or drinks can on the floor, pick it up and put it in a bin.

Quelle: Keep Britain Tidy / Local Government Association

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