Street Litter
Peterborough City Council undertakes cleansing duties using mechanical and hand sweeping techniques.
Litter Picking
The Street Cleansing regime is to litter pick to the standard
set out in the Environmental Protection Act 1990. A large
sweeping team carries out these duties.
Manual Sweeping
This is undertaken by the same operatives within the litter
picking team as and when required.
To request your street be swept please contact us
directly by using our
online form.
Mechanical Sweeping
The city council provides one large
sweeper, three medium sweepers, six small
sweepers and one small footpath sweeper.
The district is divided into areas with an allocated sweeper
working initially to routes.
Litter Bins
Bins are emptied, depending on location and use between three times a day to once per week. City centre bins are emptied on a daily basis and as and when required. All bins are cleansed and disinfected.
If you would like to report a bin that is full or a request a
litter bin in your area please contact us directly
by using our
online form.