Haringey Council have promised to resolve the litter problem being caused by business waste left out on Saturday nights on Muswell Hill Broadway following persistent pressure from Muswell Hill Lib Dem councillor Gail Engert.

Cllr Engert was alerted to the problem by a local resident who had noted that on consecutive Sunday mornings the contents of a number of refuse sacks left out for collection by the shops when they closed on Saturday were found strewn around the Broadway the following morning.

This concerned Cllr Engert given that the Lib Dems secured 24 hour cleaning of the Broadway by Accord, Haringey Council’s waste contractor, some years ago.

She contacted the Council and demanded they take action to resolve the problem immediately. She received an assurance that the issue would be looked into.

However Cllr Engert demanded a more detailed response from the Council with proposals of how they were to address this problem.

The Council have responded confirming that they will start regular inspections of the site this weekend (14th-15th January) and have proposed a couple of solutions to the problem that include directing local businesses to keep their refuse on premises after the Saturday morning collection until just before subsequent collections take place on Sunday in the late morning.

Cllr Engert is pleased that the pressure appears to have paid off; however she says that she will monitor the situation and the Council’s activity until an improvement is seen:

“Waste bags being left overnight at the weekends are causing extra litter problems on the Broadway and the Council needs to find a solution quickly.

“I am glad that after some persistence we have secured a firm assurance from the Council that this issue will be addressed. I, along with my Lib Dem colleagues, will continue to work hard to clean up Haringey.”