Success in making our streets cleaner

In your neighbourhood, 90 per cent of the streets are clean, as measured in the latest CIMS (Cleanliness Index Monitoring Survey) in December 2008.

A number of service improvements and initiatives are ongoing in South Neighbourhood.

A night-time street cleaning service was introduced in October 2008 running from 8pm to 6am, and providing service into Southside/ Newington, Potter Row and Meadows/Morningside.

A new barrow beat will be introduced into the Southside area from early in 2009 (focusing on the Newington corridor) to complement the route introduced into the Tollcross/Meadows area in May 2008.

As part of the refuse collection Pathfinder initiative, there will be increased lifting and emptying of on-street recycling packaging banks to reduce overfull bins.

But we still need the public’s help to make it to 100 per cent.

Please bin all your rubbish – including cigarette ends!

If you spot something in your neighbourhood which needs to be fixed, please let us know, either on 0131 529 5151 or by e-mail at southteam@edinburgh.gov.uk

In April, we are supporting National Spring Clean 2009, so if you want to help, please register with Keep Scotland Beautiful first and we will provide all the local support.

Need to know

For more information or to register for National Spring Clean, please contact Keep Scotland Beautiful at www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org, 01786 471333 or e-mail ksb@ksbscotland.org.uk