Belfast City Council has begun the fightback against perceptions of 'dirty Belfast', with a new washing team set up, and a series of “specialist cleans” planned for the next few weeks.
The council has announced a series of measures to improve cleanliness in the city centre, as a result of the newly formed Cleansing Taskforce. It was set up by elected members in response to recent complaints, to tackle littering, dumped waste and other cleansing-related issues.
Belfast has seen months of bad headlines concerning littering, graffiti 'tagging', fly tipping, missed collections and rat infestation, with business owners and residents alike crying out against a perceived run-down city centre.
