News


2009
News releases
Date
 
Call for more action on cig litter
Keep Britain Tidy today urged the cigarette industry to act to educate smokers on the impact of cig litter ...
4 December 2009
 
City of London warns smokers: 'Dropping cigarette butts could cost you a packet'
Smokers caught dropping their cigarette butts in the Square Mile could be issued with an £80 Fixed Penalty Notice ...
30 November 2009
 
Islington cleans up green award - Councils honoured at ceremony
The London Borough of Islington has received a prestigious accolade at the first ever Capital Standards awards ceremony....
24 March 2009
 
Battle to improve our dirty streets must continue
Minister for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Lord Hunt, has called for the public and local authorities to step up the fight against litter....
24 March 2009
 
Olympic Mission For Tessa
Tessa Jowell was guest speaker during Keep Britain Tidy's annual environment meeting at the House of Commons....
24 March 2009
 
Londoners feel unsafe in areas blighted by litter
Londoners feel unsafe in areas of the capital which are blighted by litter and graffiti, according to a new survey.
10 February 2009
 
The brands lying in a gutter near you...
Keep Britain Tidy has named McDonald's as the most littered fast food brand in the country.
22 January 2009
 
London Councils partner ENCAMS’ Dirty pig Campaign
Keep Britain Tidy will partner with ten councils to tackle fast food litter in January 2009. With three London Councils participating; Lewisham, Sutton and Islington.
22 January 2009
 

2008
News releases
Date
 
Local Environment Quality 2006/07
The Local Environment Quality Survey of England for 2006/07 showed London, as a region, the 4th cleanest area in England using the Best Value Street Cleanliness indicator.
16 September 2008
 
ENCAMS The Big Tidy Up
The month-long blitz on litter will launch on Monday 1st September. It aims to restore a sense of community pride and encourage everyone to clean up their patch.
5 September 2008
 
Campaign to protect rural England
The president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), author Bill Bryson, has unveiled 'Stop the Drop' - a three-year initiative against litter and fly-tipping.
16 April 2008
 
Keep Britain Tidy’s war on cigarette litter
The world’s biggest cigarette butt has been “dumped” in Trafalgar Square to highlight what’s become the country’s biggest litter problem.
8 April 2008
 

2007
News releases
Date
 
London Sees Rise In Cigarette Litter Since Smoking Ban
London councils have suffered a surge in cigarette litter on the streets since the smoking ban was introduced.
07 November 2007
 
Graffiti Awareness Week… and Lewisham Cleans Up
Last week was London Graffiti Awareness Week (8 – 12 October) and Lewisham staff were out and about busy cleaning up the borough.
17 October 2007
 
Street Leaders win prizes for Hackney
Hackney Council's innovative campaign to recruit Street Leaders has won a national award.
10 October 2007
 
Graffiti Awareness Week - battling graffiti in the capital
Graffiti in London is being targeted for a special week-long awareness raising from Monday 5th October, as part of a campaign to tackle environmental crime in the capital.
5 October 2007
 
Thames Clean-up
Do your bit for the environment: get a sun tan and tone your muscles!
19 September 2007
 
Urgent action needed to transform blot on the riverscape
A charity is marking World Rivers Day on Sunday 30 September with a four day clean up of one of the River Thames's dirtiest beaches, and is urging Londoner’s to help.
3 September 2007
 
London does have its problems with litter and grime – but things are improving
Many streets in London do fall below par in terms of their cleanliness. Councils and organisations like ENCAMS are working together to try and combat it.
9 August 2007
 
Capital Clean Up sets sail
The Capital Clean Up was launched in fine style on a glorious spring day on March 8th with a number of events taking place in and around the London Borough of Southwark.
4 April 2007
 
Capital cleans up its act for 2012
Steps are being taken to get rid of the rubbish lining the streets of London in a continuous attempt to make the place tidier and cleaner ready for the Olympic Games.
7 March 2007
 
Tidy-up time for the big smoke
London will soon have 100 more reasons to be cleaner as a drive to rid the streets of rubbish is gathering momentum. The campaign aims to get Londoners involved in making improvements to the environment and taking pride in their city.
16 February 2007
 
London-wide 100 Day Clean Up
In 2006 the Prime Minister, through the London's Challenge for 2012 – Building on Success document, set Capital Standards the challenge of organising a 100 day clean up campaign to drive up standards of local environmental quality across the Cleaner, Safer, Greener agenda.
26 January 2007
 

2006
News releases
Date
 
Capital Standards Seminar - Transport Network Management Partnerships and Local Environmental Quality 22nd November 2006
The Capital Standards seminar series turned its attention to partnership working between local authorities and Transport for London at a seminar which took place on the 22nd November 2006.
18 December 2006
 
Capital Standards Gears up for 2012 says Annual Report
The Capital Standards Annual Report for 2005/6 shows that Capital Standards is continuing to drive the agenda for change in the area of local environmental quality across London.
18 December 2006
 
Capital Standards Graffiti Working Group – Special Seminar 12th December 2006
The Capital Standards Graffiti Working Group met for a special seminar on the 12th December 2006 to review the Graffiti Awareness Week which took place in October 2006.
18 December 2006
 
Clean Britain Awards
Lewisham is one step closer to being officially named the most spotless borough in Britain after becoming one of only two finalists in the prestigious Clean Britain Awards.
18 December 2006
 
Environment celebration
Eighty primary and secondary pupils from across Southwark gathered at the Design Museum on Friday October 13 for a celebration of their work to improve the local environment.
23 October 2006
 
Keeping graffiti out of Newham
With high-pressure hoses at the ready Newham Council is celebrating Graffiti Awareness Week (Oct 9-15) as a London borough with one of the lowest levels of visible graffiti.
13 October 2006
 
Wandsworth launches anti graffiti DVD for schools
Wandsworth Council’s anti graffiti message will be seen across south London as part of a new advertising campaign using London Buses and the London Underground Network.
10 October 2006
 
Lewisham cleaning up during Graffiti Awareness Week
A new anti-graffiti coating is being applied to shops and businesses across the borough in a pioneering drive to combat taggers.
10 October 2006
 
Tackling graffiti for a cleaner capital
Graffiti in London is being targeted for a special week-long crackdown from Monday 9 October, as part of a campaign to tackle environmental crime in the capital. .
9 October 2006
 
Capital Standards Seminar - Local Environmental Quality and the Night Time Economy
The first Capital Standards Seminar of the new financial year took place on the 26th July 2006. Almost forty delegates representing twenty five local authorities and other organisations met at one of the biggest seminars ever convened to focus solely on the impact of the night time economy from a local environmental quality perspective.
6 October 2006
 
Capital Standards to play a key role in the delivery of the London 2012 Olympics
The Capital Standards Programme was acknowledged, today, by the Prime Minister – Rt Hon Tony Blair as playing a key role in improving the life of Londoners.
4 April 2006
 
Enforcement week success
Capital Standards Enforcement Week led to an estimated twelve thousand activities taking place during the week ranging from education activities to enforcement activities regarding fly tipping.
24 May 2006
 
Capital Standards receives boost from Minister of Communities and Local Government
The Capital Standards Programme has received a major boost today from the Rt Hon David Miliband
18 February 2006
 

2005
News releases
Date
 
Survey shows capital progress
London is getting cleaner and even though we’ve had a massive influx of visitors, our councils have managed to reduce rubbish and get a better grip on grime.
1 December 2005
 
Enforcement officers targeting London's streets in clean up campaign
Highly skilled enforcement officers will hit London's streets next week (Monday 17 October) to combat litter, flytipping, graffiti, abandoned cars and flyposting.
14 October 2005
 
London backs bid by using a bin
The people of London have shown their support for the 2012 Olympic bid – by ditching their dirty habits and using a bin.
26 June 2005
 
2004
News releases
Date
 
Stubbi’s could cut fires in the smoke
Smokers across London are being given free pouches to store their stubs in – to help stamp out a major health hazard.
23 September 2004