Adopt a street

If you have some free time or enjoy taking walks perhaps you would be interested in the Council's 'adopt-a-street' scheme. By joining this scheme you will be volunteering to carry out litter picking as and when you consider it necessary to keep your 'adopted' area clear of litter. You choose the area you want to 'adopt' and the Council will provide appropriate equipment such as litter pickers, plastic bags, and gloves to help to remove litter between scheduled street cleanses. This scheme can assist those residents already carrying out tasks such as clearing leaves/falling fruit outside their own properties to improve their environment.

This is a great activity for school children, scout and brownie groups too. It is particularly important to encourage our younger residents to participate in litter picking and ultimately to refrain from dropping litter and using one of the many bins provided throughout the Borough.  This is why the Council is keen to encourage local school involvement. 

By volunteering you will make a difference and revive that all important community spirit.

Remember:

• Volunteering will not impact on the scheduled cleansing already undertaken by the Council.
• Guidelines will be issued to every participant and appropriate training/briefing sessions can be organised on request.
• You can volunteer your group for one-off clean-up days.
• Broxbourne belongs to us all and we all have a responsibility to keep our environment free from litter.
• For more information on the adopt a street scheme telephone the Helpline or e-mail: streetcleansing@broxbourne.gov.uk

Important safety tips

• Children must be supervised at all times.
• Never attempt to compact the litter collected to avoid needless injury.
• Only work during daylight hours and never walk in the road.  Use the litter picker provided to litter pick from the pavement and be aware of traffic at all times.
• Please use the gloves provided and always remember to wash your hands after litter picking.

Do not attempt to remove the following:

Syringes or hypodermic needles

Suspected toxic/hazardous substances

Please call the Helpline to report these immediately.

Group tidy up days

If you wish to tidy an area that is full of litter in your neighbourhood you can join together with neighbours, friends and family to tidy it up. The Council will support residents with the loan of equipment for one off tidy ups.

If you would like to suggest any areas that need tidying up in Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, Wormley or Waltham Cross, please email streetcleansing@broxbourne.gov.uk, phone 01992 785555 and ask for street cleansing, or write to Street Cleansing, Environmental Services Department, Borough Offices, Bishops' College, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 9XB.