Eastbourne mayor thanks refuse and cleaning teams

Councillor Steve Wallis visited the teams at their headquarters in Courtlands Road to thank them for their dedication, professionalism and determination in ensuring the town remains clean and tidy through this unprecedented time.

Since March, many members of the public have placed ‘thank you’ notes on their bins in appreciation of the work that carried on in emptying the wheelie bins for 48,000 households.

Those notes have now been made into a poster, which is on the waste operations garden waste vehicles.

Teams have worked non-stop to empty numerous litter and recycling bins and to keep streets clean, with their focus now also on the annual leaf clearance programme.

Cllr Wallis said, “It was a real pleasure to meet the waste teams and to hear first-hand the great work that they do.

“Keeping a town the size of Eastbourne clean is not an easy task, but thanks to the hard work of all those within the cleansing teams – whether that is the physical work, dealing the logistics, or customer facing – we can all be very proud of the work that they do and I thank them for it.”

Sean Towey, head of environment for Eastbourne Borough Council, said, “It was a real pleasure to have the mayor visit our depot.

“He shared his positive experience of the service over the past year and more especially his gratitude, particularly in light of Covid-19 and the challenges faced.

“This includes significantly increased tonnages of mixed waste, dry mixed recycling and garden waste recycling, the number of fly-tipping offences, as well as challenges on the frontline, particularly the town centre, promenade and beaches for our street cleansing colleagues - all of which this herculean team has ensured are kept clean and safe at all times.”