Littering

Do you have any recommendations for simple and effective ways to keep outdoor paved areas free of disposable face masks, cigarette and chewing gum litter? The existing bins are being ignored by too many of our staff.

Q

Do you have any recommendations for simple and effective ways to keep outdoor paved areas free of disposable face masks, cigarette and chewing gum litter? The existing bins are being ignored by too many of our staff.

A

Whether litter is being dropped within your organisation’s property boundary or on publicly-adopted pavements there are legal obligations under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to manage it.

See our Q&A Disposal of face masks for details on how to safely and legally dispose of used face masks.

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