Ealing’s flytipping issues may be at an end with Ealing Council’s crackdown on people dropping litter, dumping rubbish, spitting and allowing their dogs to foul the streets.
The council has teamed up with Kingdom Security to provide dedicated teams of uniformed officers in the borough.
Kingdom Security will work with the council’s environmental enforcement officers to provide a deterrent and issue £80 fines.
Operating initially on a one-year trial basis, Kingdom Security is working at no cost to the council – instead they will take a share of the fines they issue.
Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport, environment and leisure, said that the council spends £4.5m each year on cleaning up litter.
He said: “Ealing residents are sick of seeing it and paying to get it cleaned up through their taxes.
“The changes we are making will turn the tide against these selfish individuals, who are committing these offences and deal with them with these on the spot penalty notices.
“By working together with residents, the police, contractors and partners, we want to improve the environment in our borough for everyone to enjoy.”
Council teams will work with the police and residents to bring about an improvement, while Kingdom Security are also working with Harrow Council, meaning that persistent problems that spill over the boundary can be the focus of a co-ordinated response.
Officers started patrols on September 23.
Residents can report littering and dog fouling online at www.ealing.gov.uk/reportit.
