800 bags of litter cleared from A31
Crews covered over 15 miles in five days.
East Hampshire Norse crews have cleared litter from the verges of the A31 while Hampshire County Council’s Highways team carried out grass cutting.
The clear-up along the A31, which started in early April was completed on Tuesday 15 April, ahead of the Easter weekend.
Crews covered over 15 miles in five days and collected more than 800 black bags of litter, weighing more than 2060kgs – that's roughly the same weight as a Transit van.
Items ranged from food packaging, bottles, tyres and exhaust systems.
The work was co-ordinated to be carried out on four separate occasions, between the county council's grass cutting teams and our street care provider, East Hampshire Norse - to ensure that they could safely pick-up the litter on the busy stretch of East Hampshire road.
To clear the road safely, lane closures were needed on various sections, which can be a very expensive process. We’ve taken the opportunity to get crews on site during planned closures, reducing costs to taxpayers.
Cllr Richard Millard, Leader of East Hampshire District Council, said, “During our Great Spring Clean, residents highlighted the issue of litter on the A31 as a particular problem. The area is looking much better now.
“Everyone can play their part in helping to avoid the problem of litter in the district, if we all act responsibly and put our litter in a bin or take it home.”