Wigan Council's cleaner greener scheme returns for third year
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The flagship Wigan Council scheme is set to visit every ward in the borough, tidying and cleaning district centres, boosting civic pride and concluding with a waste amnesty on the Saturday morning of the week of action.
Leader of Wigan Council David Molyneux said: “I’m delighted that Our Town 3 is now under way, and I know residents will really see and feel the difference as our teams work their way through the borough.
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Hide Ad“Officers really focus in on each area, targeting grot spots, tackling overgrown weeds, and much more.
“During the two Our Town programmes so far, we have covered 18,000sq m of jet washing, cleaned more than 40 grot-spots, removed over 80 tonnes of litter, fly-tipping and debris, and swept more than 60 miles of roads and footways.
“This is all in addition to our usual street cleansing and maintenance works, to really give our district centres a spruce up and boost civic pride.
The Our Town 3 programme, as well as visiting every ward for a dedicated week of action, is set to include another waste amnesty in every ward.
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Hide AdCabinet portfolio holder for planning, environmental services and transport Coun Paul Prescott said: “Over the summer, we held waste amnesties in every ward of the borough and we saw tonnes of waste dropped off.
“While those waste amnesties were held during the week, Our Town 3 will bring a Saturday morning waste amnesty to every ward, enabling those who work on weekdays to take advantage of this free offer too.
“Through our ‘Keep It Clean’ campaign, we are working to reduce littering and fly-tipping in our borough.
"Part of that is making it as easy as possible for people to get rid of things they don’t want responsibly, and the free waste amnesties and our expansion to our free bulky waste collections have been really well received.
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Hide Ad“The time and locations for these waste amnesties will be advertised on the council’s social media page and via www.wigan.gov.uk/ourtown.”
Our Town 3 is funded by part of the Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocation.