We have a duty to keep streets and public places clear of litter.
We spend around £1.6m of your money every year on keeping our Borough clean and tidy. Litter bins are placed in public areas and we clean our streets often to avoid a build-up of litter.
There are different schedules for cleaning litter, emptying litter bins and road sweeping, it depends on where it is.
You can help us keep Calderdale clean:
- Be tidy with your litter and chewing gum.
- Use the free refuse tips.
- Have waste collection contracts for your business.
- Do not leave your dog's mess for others.
- Do not 'Fly post', it is untidy and illegal.
- Do not park where you want us to clean.
- Report full, overflowing, damaged or defaced litter and dog bins.
We will:
- clean town centres often;
- clean adopted roads every four to six weeks;
- remove rubbish that has built up on council land;
- empty litter bins;
- help with your local clean-ups.
Note: We only do extra cleaning to remove fallen leaves in November and December.
Fines
Dropping litter is an offence. Our enforcement officers can issue fixed penalty notice fines of £80, to people who drop litter on purpose.
If you are fined and do not pay, you can be prosecuted through the courts. This can lead to a fine of up to £1,000.
Report it online
You can request our services online:
Community clean up campaigns
We also organise clean-up campaigns with community groups. We also work with schools to make children aware of problems caused by littering. See: Cleaner neighbourhoods - get involved.