Street cleaning

Report a street cleaning problem

Response-driven cleaning

Instead of cleaning schedules, streets are cleaned as problems arise.

Response times

• High density residential areas - 6 hours
• Low density residential areas - 1 day
• Removal of fly tipping - 4 days
• Full scale site clearances -15 days

Targeting problem areas

Businesses that directly or indirectly generate litter (e.g. shops selling food and drink) may be served a notice.

Standards of cleanliness

The standards of cleanliness used in Oldham have been defined within a Code of Practice as part of the Environmental Protection Act 1990:

• Grade A - free of litter
• Grade B - mostly free of litter apart from small items
• Grade C - quite a lot of litter with small build ups
• Grade D - a lot of litter with significant build ups