Posted on 23rd May
Neighbourhoods will be blitzed by street cleaning teams, Mansfield town centre will be spruced up, and residents will be able to get rid of unwanted waste for free in June in Mansfield District Council’s fourth annual Tidy Together campaign.
The scheme will run from Monday 6 June until Friday 24 June in support of Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean.
A limited number of free bulky waste collections will be offered by the council as part of the clean-up, saving residents up to £22.
They will be available on a first-come-first-served basis for up to three items per household. Bookings can be made from Monday 30 May until Friday 17 June online at www.mansfield.gov.uk/
The council is also offering a limited number of reduced cost-collections for electrical goods, such as fridges and freezers (excluding large American-style fridge freezers) washing machines and TVs. Normally these collections would be £17.50 but are reduced to £5 for a maximum of two items per household during the campaign.
Collections can be booked online at www.mansfield.gov.uk/
The council’s Street Cleansing team will be carrying out intensive clean-ups around the Garibaldi shops and surrounding estate in Forest Town; the Fenwick Street, Vickers Street, Bainbridge Road and Ridgeway Lane areas of Market Warsop; the Main Road area of Pleasley, and various parts of Ravensdale, Mansfield. Meanwhile Friends Groups will be picking up litter in the council’s parks, nature reserves and open spaces.
Residents and community groups are also being encouraged to join in by organising their own litter picks. The council has a limited amount of equipment it can loan or provide, including litter pickers and bags. To borrow equipment and arrange for the collection of bagged rubbish, email [email protected].
Coun Andy Burgin, portfolio holder for the Environment and Leisure (pictured with Mayor Andy Abrahams at last year’s initiative), said: “Making Mansfield cleaner and greener is a top priority for the council but we rely on local people doing their bit, too.
“By improving the look of the district and helping to reduce costly problems such as litter and fly-tipping, we can all contribute to improving the quality of life for everyone here and make this district somewhere to be proud of.
“We are especially pleased that we will be able to offer a limited number of free bulky waste collections during this campaign after unavoidable breaks in this service partly due to the national shortage of HGV drivers. We can only apologise for not being able to deliver this service to the level we would like and we are now working hard to clear any backlogs in demand.
“If you have an old sofa or mattress you want to get rid of, Tidy Together will be the ideal time to do that and to dispose of that waste responsibly and without the risk of it being dumped illegally by some unscrupulous operator touting for business on Facebook.”
As well as disposing of waste, residents are also being encouraged to upcycle as part of Tidy Together by selling or donating furniture in good condition to charity. The British Heart Foundation and The Furniture Project are among those that offer free collections.
People buying new electrical goods are being asked to consider using a take-back scheme where their old appliance is collected as the new one is delivered. To find out more, visit www.mansfield.gov.uk/
