CIWM Annual Conference 2006 ENCAMS Perspective on LEQ

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CIWMAnnual Conference 2006ENCAMS
Perspective on LEQ

• David Smith
• Client Services Director
• ENCAMS
• 8th April 2006

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• ENCAMS Corporate Mission
• Achieving excellence in local environmental
  quality.
• ENCAMS Corporate Objective
• To generate effective action by our targeted
  groups to achieve excellence in local
  environmental quality and reduce related
  anti-social behaviour.

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50 years of Keeping Britain Tidy
Britain in the 1950s
The Bee Gees and ABBA the 1970s
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Social change a fact of life worldwide
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because Local Environmental Quality (LEQ)
matters to everyone
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A Constantly Evolving Organisation

• Expanding our remit
• Supporting Business Improvement Districts
• Developing a Quality Coast Award
• How to Programme with government
• Working with Local Strategic Partnerships
• Working with Crime and Disorder Reduction
  Partnerships
• Secondments into government

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LEQ - not just an Urban Problem

• Rural Areas
• LEQ issues are the same as urban areas but the
  scale is smaller
• Extremes of affluence and poverty
• More community spirit and independence

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Getting our Facts Right Local Environmental
Quality Survey (England) National Chart 2004/5
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CampaignsTargeting particular audiences
Male and Female 18 24 year olds
Dog owners
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Action on Chewing GumGetting a difficult
cleansing problem off our streets

• Defra-led Chewing Gum Action Group (including
  Wrigley)
• Three pilot projects completed 2005
• January 2006 - Conference to disseminate findings
  and good practice
• ENCAMS Knowledge Bank on gum
• Fifteen funded projects during summer 2006
  combining campaigns, advertising, education,
  enforcement, monitoring

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Cigarette-litter campaignPromoting a guilt-free
disposal solution
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A lot IS being done to create Cleaner, Safer,
Greener and Sustainable Communities

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But were not there yet

• Outlying areas poorly maintained
• Too few litter bins
• Fly-tips not removed
• Good practice not followed through
• Parks not routinely cleansed
• Fast food litter on the increase
• Cigarette and gum litter on over three-quarters
  of sites

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LEQ - the bigger picture

• Planning and street design
• Housing developments and new-build
• Transport and traffic conflicts
• Neighbourhood Renewal improving standards
  across the board
• Community involvement and local decision-making
• The strategic role of Local Government as
  enforcers and guardians of the local environment
• Government Departmental cross-cutting and
  integration
• Provision for young people
• Future funding for Cleaner, Safer, Greener

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Contact details

• ENCAMS
• Elizabeth House
• The Pier
• Wigan
• WN3 4EX
• England
• Tel. [phone]
• Website www.encams.org
• E-mail david.smith_at_encams.org