Latest Borough Cleanliness Survey Results are out!

During 2009, 1000 transects were surveyed throughout boroughs all over Northern Ireland. Although litter levels seem to be improving gradually the report shows that much work still needs to be done to tidy up Northern Ireland.

After a small halt in improving litter levels last year, the general trend has been re-established once again in 2009 with a reduction in both the Litter Pollution Index and the Detritus Pollution Index. This is a credit to the many people who regularly rise early in the morning, whatever the weather, to keep our streets free of litter and to the council management teams who constantly have to balance limited resources against high demand. However, it is not all good news. We still live in a country where we will encounter at least some litter on 19 out of every 20 streets we walk along. This has to change if we want to help the economy through increased tourism, attract inward investment for jobs, and provide a cleaner greener environment that is healthy for people to live, work and relax in.

Without definitive and easily understood figures about the standards of important environmental aspects that matter most to residents, workers, visitors and investors, improvements are harder to achieve. Cleanliness surveying not only measures and records standards, it also diagnoses the sources and causes of existing and emerging problems - thereby helping to set the agenda for action and improvement. Please click on the link below if you would lke to view the 2009 Borough Cleanliness Survey Annual Report.

2009 Annual Borough Cleanliness Survey Report