Street cleaning
Roads, pavements and public land
We are responsible for sweeping roads, pavements and public land, helping to keep the environment clear of litter and dirt.
We have a rolling programme of street cleaning which we regularly review to ensure we are responding to the different needs of Manchester's neighbourhoods. Most of the cleaning outside of the city centre takes place between 7am and 2pm, using methods appropriate for the area.
Our cleaning programme ensures that all areas of the City are cleaned regularly. Local knowledge of the area determines where priority is given, for example areas of high footfall.
What you can do
You can take a responsible approach to keeping the streets clean, by either taking your rubbish home, or using a litter bin.
You can also inform us if you think that we have regularly missed the cleaning of your street. Please note that we are unable to take requests for additional sweeping of public areas outside of our programme, unless the substance could be considered hazardous to the public.
Request the cleaning of hazardous substances using the street, road, pavement or public land form.
What we can do
We will regularly review the methods and frequency of our programme of cleaning to ensure that we are responding to the different needs of Manchester's neighbourhoods.
We will respond quickly to requests for the removal of potentially dangerous substances, such as broken glass and dog fouling.
We will take action on people who dump rubbish, drop or throw litter out of car windows by issuing Fixed Penalty Notices to those irresponsible people who ignore the litter bins and drop litter regardless. We will also prosecute; fines can range from £75 to £2,500 if convicted.
We will also remove flytipping or dumped items from alleyways, public highway (roads / pavements) or council land, more information on Flytipping.
What don't we do
We are not responsible for cleaning privately owned land, please contact the land owner. However if the land owner is not responding then we will investigate.
We are not responsible for cleaning up broken glass from phone boxes (0800 661 610) or smashed bus stops / shelters (0161 873 6384), please contact the companies direct.
Do it online
Request the cleaning of hazardous substances from a street, road, pavement or public land.
Contents of Street cleaning
- Roads, pavements and public land (this page)
- Street litter bins
