Clean up blitz

A seven-week clean up operation is being launched to clean up litter in hedgerows and verges on the busiest high-speed roads across our district.

Bath & North East Somerset Council’s cleansing teams will pick up unnecessary rubbish thrown from vehicles onto verges of A and B roads in a blitz starting this week.

Traffic management will be in place as the teams clean up more than 150 miles of verges at a cost of £18,000 to the council.

Last year crews collected more than 188 bags of unnecessary waste weighing in at 3.5 tonnes, the equivalent of a light goods vehicle.

Councillor David Wood, joint cabinet member for Neighbourhood Services and Climate Emergency, said: “The rubbish in our hedgerows and verges is completely unnecessary and is only there because of people’s carelessness. Most of it is fast-food packaging and items thrown from vehicles. Litter is not only an eyesore but damages the environment and wildlife too.

“Our clean-up operation is expensive, time consuming and dangerous for our crews and it’s frustrating that this time and money could be better spent on other essential services for residents.

However, we want to keep our countryside looking beautiful, which is why we have dedicated funding to carry this out each year. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to drivers during the clean-up.”

Litter picking schedule for 2021*

 * subject to change depending on weather conditions:

Road Name – In order of preference other than dual carriageway works (A4/A46/A36)	Start	End	Estimated Duration – Days
A4			6
Keynsham Bypass and from Globe to 3 Lamps Junction			6
A46			1
Batheaston bypass – all during night road closure by Highways England			1
A4	15/02/21	16/02/21	2
London Rd to Bathford Rnd About (Box Rd)			2
A37	17/02/21	18/02/21	2
A368	22/02/21	23/02/21	2
Globe Pennyquick (Whiteway Rd) to Haycombe Cemetery	19/02/21	19/02/21	1
A39	24/02/21	26/02/21	3
B3116 Junction A39 to Keynsham	01/03/21	02/03/21	2
Woollard Lane & Chalton Road to Keynsham	03/03/21	04/03/21	2
A367	08/03/21	09/03/21	2
B3115 Tunley Road	05/03/21	05/03/21	1
B3130 Chew Magna to A37 Pensford	10/03/21	01/03/21	1
B3114 Chew Magna to Border – by Sherborne Farm	11/03/21	15/03/21	3
B3355 Hallatrow to A362	16/03/21	16/03/21	1
A362 Farrington – Old Mill Ind Estate	17/03/21	17/03/21	1
Queen Charlton Lane	18/02/21	19/02/21	2
Stockwood Lane	22/03/21	22/03/21	1
Staunton Lane	As and when	As and when	1
A363 Wilts border to Bathford Rnd About	21/03/21	23/03/21	1
Brassknocker Hill	24/03/21	24/03/21	1
B3110 Hinton Charterhouse Road	25/03/21	25/03/21	1
Claverton Down Road – Brassknocker to Uni	26/03/21	26/03/21	1
Lansdown Road to S.Glos border to Fonthill Rd	29/03/21	29/03/21	1
Lansdown Lane – Lansdown Rd to Beresford Gdns	30/03/21	30/03/21	1
A431 Kelston Road	31/03/21	31/03/21	1
A36  Lower Bristol Road Cares Centre to 3 Lamps Junc	01/04/21	01/04/21	1
A4 Globe to Car Sales Saltford	02/04/21	02/04/21	1
A36 Warminster Road	06/04/21	07/04/21	2