Fly-tippers have dumped 2.5 tonnes of rubbish in an alleyway behind a city centre street.
Liverpool City Council has joined forces with Keep Britain Tidy to clean up the mess left in the alleyway behind Bold Street, where 12 abandoned bins, 45 pallets and 2.5 tonnes of fly-tipped waste were found. It comes after the environmental charity carried out an inspection of more than 300 sites across the city, which found Liverpool's litter and graffiti to be three times the national average.
Following the findings, the council is launching a year-long environmental action programme to improve its results, with an initial focus on litter in parks and dog fouling this summer. Liverpool City Council said it already spends £9.5m a year cleaning up litter, has invested more than £8m in its alleyways programme to create safe and cleaner neighbourhoods, and is rolling out improved litter bins in the city’s major parks.
