Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 16 March 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reduce roadside littering; and if she will make a statement.
In December 2015, the Government announced that it would develop a Litter Strategy for England. We want to be ambitious: our goal is to achieve a substantial reduction in litter and littering in England, ensuring that our communities, natural landscape, roads and highways are free of litter.
The Litter Strategy for England will focus on three key themes: education and awareness; improving enforcement; and better cleansing and litter infrastructure. These will be backed up by specific actions under each objective.
To help us shape the Strategy we have established a Litter Advisory Group which includes representatives from local government, campaign groups and independent experts, as well as voices from the packaging and fast-food industries. Highways England and Connect Plus (which manages the M25 on behalf of Highways England) are also members.
In connection with the Strategy, we have also established a specialist working group on roadside litter, which will consider means to address the practical barriers to keeping our roadsides clear of litter, including issues relating to both cleaning and litter-prevention.
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