Highfield Lane Shops

In 2022 lots of local residents were concerned about litter and refuse management near the shops on Highfield Lane. Your Labour Cllr met with the business owners and contacted the City waste team to ensure there were enough bins and that the area was cleared, the bins were in the right place and not blocking access to the post box.

The situation was resolved by simple dedicated councillor casework.

Oakdene Court

For a long time Oakdene Court flats were using commercial bins without lids for the collection of waste for residents. Waste bags began mounding up and being split open by gulls and foxes resulting in waste and squalor littering the area around the garages, neighbouring gardens and local roads.

The matter was complicated because Environmental Health officers do not operate on private land. Councillor Savage intervened to ensure the City Waste team were able to clean up the area, organise replacement commercial bin lids and ensure the apartment management company and residents were educated about the way to handle their waste properly.

This is a typical piece of ward casework to ensure that Portswood is well looked after.

Managing Waste Close to the High Street

More recently your local councillors have been doing lots of work close to the High Street, helping residents above shops who often have difficulty managing waste collections.

Missing bins can result in side-waste, dumped plastic sacks etc. and these get added to by others fly-tipping on top of them. The council waste team cleared the site and by ensuring that all the residents have a numbered bin and understand how to manage them, the area can be kept clear.

We are still working on this across the ward, working to create an area of the City we can all be proud of.

Contact Us

If you have a problem waste area in Portswood, get in touch with your Labour Councillor Team and we’ll get it sorted.