Three year £15m programme of investment to support communities to be cleaner and greener
Launch project will see more than 2,300 litter bins replaced across the city
A major three-year investment programme has been launched in Manchester to invest in neighbourhood improvements across the city.
The £15m programme aims to renew, replace or improve infrastructure to enable neighbourhoods to be cleaner, greener and well maintained.
The replacement of 2,300 litter bins in community shopping centres and on street in local neighbourhoods across the whole of Manchester, is the first of a planned and phased programme of work as part of Clean and Green Manchester.
Starting in Wythenshawe, where the litter bins are in the greatest need of replacement – the phased roll out of litter bins will finish in the north of the city. It is anticipated that the ambitious work programme should take around a year to complete.
As part of the wider investment programme, local communities may see parks and green spaces become more accessible, additional highway improvements, new benches in community areas as well as repairs or replacement of old play equipment in parks. Local parks with damaged bins will also be replaced later in the year and the project will also support safe active travel to school.
Manchester residents and businesses who are already doing their bit to keep the city clean and green are already showing how communities flourish when working together.
Opportunities continue to be available for people to join a budding army of volunteers who work hard to support clean and green activities in their local communities by taking part in litter picks that help residents develop new skills and foster lasting community relations through Keep Manchester Tidy, Friends of Parks groups, or Manchester In Bloom.
More about the investment programme and how you can get involved can be found at Clean and Green Manchester
Councillor Lee-Ann Igbon, Executive Member for Vibrant Neighbourhoods, said:
“We are thrilled to be launching Clean and Green Manchester by rolling out thousands of replacement bins to combat littering in the city.
“This is an ambitious project which will take a year to fully implement across the city – and is part of a three-year city-wide Clean and Green programme of investment that will improve streets and greens spaces for our residents.
“We can’t do this alone, and we are calling on everyone to support us and get involved whether that is changing their behaviour and using our litter bins, volunteering or even report issues directly to us.
“I am confident that this programme will play a major role in tackling issues around waste in our communities, it will invest in our parks and neighbourhoods enabling them to be cleaner and greener and inspire others to give back to their local communities.”
