Tag: flytipping
Who dumped waste on this Digbeth street?
Birmingham City Council’s squad of waste enforcement officers are appealing for witnesses after a road in Digbeth was blocked by flytippers today (29 April 2016). Officers were alerted to the waste dumped on Lower Darwin Street this afternoon, which was strewn across the pavement and road. Abandoning rubbish (flytipping) is illegal and offenders can face […]
Builder ordered to pay nearly £4,000 for flytipping in Selly Oak
A Birmingham man responsible for a large volume of flytipping in Selly Oak, which included building rubble, doors and cement asbestos, has today (28 April) been ordered to pay nearly £4,000. Mazafar Ali, 42, of Stechford Road, Birmingham, admitted nine offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, following a successful prosecution brought by Birmingham City […]
Who dumped a dead 3ft lizard in Small Heath?
Birmingham City Council’s environmental health team are appealing for witnesses after a dead 3ft long lizard was dumped next to a park in Small Heath. Enforcement officers working in the area were alerted to the dead animal by a member of the public, who spotted the lizard on the edge of Hay Barn Recreation Ground, […]
Help us find flytippers who dumped waste on Northfield lane
Birmingham City Council’s crack squad of waste enforcement officers are appealing for witnesses after a pretty country lane was blocked by dumped rubbish earlier today (31 March 2016). Officers were alerted this morning to the flytipped waste on Bell Holloway in Northfield, which was strewn along a 70 metre stretch of the lane. Abandoning rubbish […]
Update on Cleaner Greener Streets - March 2016
An infographic outlining various facts and figures relating to Birmingham City Council’s waste management service has been published. It outlines that in the forthcoming financial year (2016/17), the council needs to save approximately £6.7million from its waste management budget as a result of central government funding cuts - meaning the council has to make decisions […]
Refuse collection data dashboard - Sept 2015
Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for Sustainability, blogs on the latest refuse collection data dashboard to be published by Birmingham City Council… Recently we published our first data dashboard as part of the effort to be open and transparent on the progress we are making when it comes to ensuring Birmingham’s streets are as clean […]
Cleaner streets invite issued by council
All 40 of Birmingham City Council’s wards are being invited to devise cleaner streets plans to help shape services to best fit the needs of local communities. The invite was issued by Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for a Green, Smart and Sustainable City, during a litter summit staged at St Modwen’s offices in Longbridge […]
Love where we live: Litter summit
Anyone with an interest in how we can all work to keep Birmingham looking as clean and green as possible is invited to view proceedings from Birmingham City Council’s first-ever Google Hangout tomorrow (February 24). Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for a Green, Smart and Sustainable City, will be chairing the online video conference, starting […]
