Councillor Anita Harrison

View article Avoid becoming a waste offender this festive season

Avoid becoming a waste offender this festive season

Residents are being reminded to dispose of their waste correctly this festive season after five offenders were prosecuted for fly-tipping. The warning comes as families prepare for the festive season, traditionally handling a substantial increase in excess packaging. Earlier this month, a resident was fined £400 for waste found dumped in land next to Saner […]

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View article Check your bin collection dates over the festive period

Check your bin collection dates over the festive period

Waste collection dates for Hull residents will be changing over the Christmas and New Year break. Bin collections will change slightly over a three-week period, before returning to normal next month. Councillor Anita Harrison, portfolio holder for waste management at Hull City Council, said: “We would like to remind residents to check their bin collection […]

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View article More than 60 people were fined for littering last month

More than 60 people were fined for littering last month

More than 60 people have been prosecuted for littering in Hull. A total of 64 people including a man from London have been issued with heavy fines after they were caught littering in Hull. Councillor Anita Harrison, portfolio holder for Streetscene for Hull City Council, said: “Littering of any kind, including throwing cigarette butts onto […]

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View article Speed tables to be introduced in Inglemire Lane

Speed tables to be introduced in Inglemire Lane

Four new speed tables will be installed in a busy section of Inglemire Lane, to support traffic calming measures. On Friday 11 December, four new speed tables encouraging motorists to monitor their speed will be introduced between Oldstead Avenue and Cranbrook Avenue. The road will be closed to motorists from 8pm on Friday 11 December, […]

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View article Peterborough resident fined for throwing cigarette butt in Hull

Peterborough resident fined for throwing cigarette butt in Hull

People in Hull are being urged to dispose of cigarette butts responsibly after more than 60 people were fined for littering in the city in the past year.  More than 50 Hull residents were handed heavy fines after not disposing of used cigarettes correctly. And seven visitors, from as far away as Peterborough, were also […]

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View article Hull business fined for fly-tipped waste

Hull business fined for fly-tipped waste

Businesses in Hull are being warned of heavy fines for fly-tipping. A business in Hull has been forced to pay a £400 fine for fly-tipping waste in Bergen Way, Hull. It comes after the local authority has seen an increase in fly-tipping, despite council and private commercial waste services operating as normal throughout the pandemic. […]

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View article ‘Zombie’ batteries blamed for hundreds of fires every year

‘Zombie’ batteries blamed for hundreds of fires every year

Residents in Hull are being urged to dispose of their batteries in a responsible way. The reminder comes after a number of unintended fires in waste collections and at local household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) have been caused by carelessly discarded dead batteries. Dead batteries thrown away with other waste and recycling, often referred to […]

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