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Large littering & fly tipping on island & slip road

Reported via Android in the Litter (NH) category anonymously at 18:05, Wed 15 February 2023

Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4235696.

This island and Halesowen M5 slip road is covered in litter and plastics which have been thrown from vehicles. Looks absolutely terrible. It's never been cleaned up.

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  • Traveling on M5,M6.M60.this week they are covered in litter.plastic drums.the refuge pullings on smart motorways are no better.have you stopped collecting litter and rubbish .hope to see a improvement in the near future.

    Posted anonymously at 19:34, Wed 15 February 2023

  • Thank you for your patience whilst we looked into your report.

    We aim to keep our roads clean and tidy in accordance with our legislative responsibility under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Littering is a societal problem and it’s recognised that more needs to be done to combat the problem of littering by changing the behaviour of those who currently feel that it is acceptable to drop litter. Defra have produced their own Litter Strategy for England and we are contributing to that strategy. Our overall approach to litter on our network is set out in National Highways Litter Strategy. Our strategy outlines strategic goals and initiatives supporting our vision of a network predominantly free from litter, without compromising safety and delivered affordably.

    Our litter picking is carefully planned, along with all of our maintenance, to try to minimise the impact it has on road users and ensure that it is cost effective to the public. Picks often require traffic management measures, which are both costly and disruptive. To help reduce the need for these measures, we usually combine our litter picks with other maintenance work.

    We will be continuing to look for opportunities to schedule picks along the M5, as our schedule of maintenance and safety critical works allow. I am sorry that I’m not able to give you a date for this work at this time. We will be continuing to monitor this situation as part of our routine inspections.

    Kind regards

    National Highways

    Posted by National Highways at 09:54, Tue 21 February 2023

  • There is still rubbish on the slip roads and island which needs removing more regularly

    Posted anonymously at 18:42, Wed 15 March 2023
    Still open, via questionnaire

  • The rubbish is still gathering on the slip road. Several bags of collected rubbish was just left on the side of the road well over a month ago.

    Posted anonymously at 21:22, Wed 12 April 2023
    Still open, via questionnaire