Street cleaning
Complaints and requests
Needles - contact us to get rid of unwanted needles and syringes quickly and safely.
Phone: 0161 770 6644
Email: contact@oldham.gov.uk
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