Community Clean Up Day - SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER
Brent Council Leader, Muhammad Butt, thanked the many local residents from the Springfield Estate in
Kingsbury NW9 who turned out to support our Community Clean Up day.
It was a fantastic sunny morning and Fryent Councillors
also thanked Veolia for practical support with plastic bags, gloves and litter
pickers. We split into groups to tackle areas suggested as hot spots from
residents.
The photos tell the story but residents said
they "Love Where We Live" and want to make a difference against the anti-social behaviour
of a small minority. However there is a more serious side to this event. The
alley that was cleared was a public footpath between Springfield Gardens and
Hill View Gardens. It had clearly not been cleared for a long time; residents
questioned who monitors the contractors that are paid with their Council Tax.
The other issue was 90% of the blue bags we collected could and should have
been recycled. What possesses people to just throw away drinks cans, papers,
take away cartons, when they could be taken home and put in a recycled bin?
This was mirrored in others parts of the area from the other group of
residents.
We did welcome and thank the Veolia UK staff
member who spent her Sunday putting recycling leaflets through doors in the
area - let's hope that this will make a difference.
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