Additional bins could be installed in Glasgow parks and open spaces after concerns over cleanliness were raised with the city council.
Additional bins could be installed in Glasgow parks and open spaces after concerns over cleanliness were raised with the city
Following a survey looking at where children play, which received 484 responses, it was highlighted that older age groups “have increased negativity” towards the cleanliness of spaces. Cleaning these spaces was the highest priority over other things such as “building more” or “repairing equipment”.During yesterday’s city administration committee, councillor Philip Braat said: “Clearly some responses have been received in respect of how people feel and react to the cleanliness of areas not only from young people but from the older age groups.“What and how are we reacting to that? What are we doing to save any further negative feelings of comfort and safety.
“Where we have found there are issues – we will look at whether there are cases of introducing additional bins, looking at fly-tipping or dog fouling and whether we need more uplift in a certain area because it has got proximity to a fast“The problem is people drop litter in our parks. If we could stop people from dropping litter in the first place then all of these problems would go away.
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