This has been a good campaign to work on. So much litter just gets thrown out on the roadside with no further thought about its impact on wildlife and the environment, how dangerous it is to clear it and the costs involved.
Dover District Council (DDC), Veolia UK, National Highways, Port of Dover, DFDS and P&O Ferries are working together to help address the huge amounts of litter discarded on one of the main routes into #Dover - with a joint awareness campaign being piloted for the first time. In 2024, Veolia, on behalf of DDC, cleared over 23,000kgs (2.3 tonnes) of #litter and debris from the dual carriageway between the Duke of York and Whitfield roundabouts. The Port of Dover attracts 2 million #freight vehicles and 1.3 million #tourist vehicles each year, all of which use the district’s high-speed #roads to access the #port, and the clearance cost of roadside litter (and related road closures) has a big impact on residents, visitors and taxpayers. Not only does it look unsightly, discarded rubbish can endanger #motorists and #wildlife too. Any high-speed road clean-up requires detailed planning to minimise the disruption of road closures and delays to traffic - while ensuring the safety of operatives undertaking this work. The ‘We care’ campaign - targeting drivers who use the A2 route - will take place over the summer, following a planned clean-up this month. Poster packs are also being distributed to local businesses to enlist their support for the campaign. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/enVRctAt