Street cleansing team remove 600kg of litter in Cherwell

Cherwell District Council’s street cleansing team were out in force on the A34 two days ago clearing rubbish from the verge in between the Peartree interchange and the Kidlington slip road.

During that time, they collected an estimated 600kg of litter.

A Cherwell District Council spokesperson wrote on Facebook: “the team started work at 6am.

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“They were grateful for the assistance of traffic management who closed lane one so the work could be completed safely.

“Next Sunday the work will continue, and the team will be litter picking the verge between the Kidlington slip road and the M40 junction nine.

If you need to report litter, fly-tipping and more you can quickly do so via the Cherwell District Council website and the information will go straight to the team.  

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

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