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Street cleaning

Year round street cleaning

Cleaning facilities and timelines

  • We have around 1,000 litter bins and over 100 on-street recycling banks that are spread throughout the borough that we empty regularly.

  • We remove any racist, abusive or sexist graffiti within 24 hours of it being reported and most other types of graffiti are removed within five working days. 

  • We aim to remove fly-tipped waste from public land within 24 hours of being informed of it. 

How you can help 

Everyone can contribute to improving our environment and making Islington a better place to live, work and visit. You could sign up to maintain a tree pit on your street. Our authorised officers can issue fixed penalty notices to people that drop litter, including cigarette butts, or those that allow their dogs to foul and fail to clear it up. 

Contact us

Street cleaning in Islington is completed on an area basis. Islington is divided into three areas and we have a manager responsible for each area. Your area managers are:

  • Central area – Daniel Allen
  • North area – Tony Montgomery
  • South area – Bill Reay 

Report an issue

You can report an issue on a street in Islington in the following ways:

  • Download the Love Clean Streets app to your phone. From Google Play or the Apple store.

  • Log into your My Islington account. If you don’t have an account and want to track your reports and access more services like council tax, register now.

  • Report anonymously through the Love Clean Streets website. You won’t be able to track your report if you choose this option.

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