Ealing has teamed up with two other councils to improve prevent litter, fly-tipping and to help clean up the borough's streets.  

Harrow and Hounslow councils signed a joint enforcement contract with Ealing that started on Monday (1 July).  

The new arrangement with contractor APCOA will mean there will be officers patrolling streets, town centres and parks and open spaces.  

These new officers will be able to hand out on-the-spot fixed penalty notices, or fines, of up to £400 to offenders caught in the act.

The new team will also be able help the council to take-on 'hotspot' areas with known environmental problems. 

APCOA can issue fines for a number of offences, including: 

• littering, including spitting, urination and leaving food on the ground 
• fly-tipping 
• unlicensed street trading 
• dog fouling 
• obstructing the public highway.  

APCOA officers can also issue you a fine if you do not take reasonable steps to check that businesses taking away your waste are licensed to do so.

It is resident's responsibility to make sure that whoever they pay to take away rubbish has a proper waste carriers licence.

If not, they, as well as the resident, can be fined Ealing Council say. 

APCOA officers wear recognisable blue and navy uniforms.

Each officer has a body-worn camera to record their interactions with the public. Officers do not accept payment for the FPNs they issue. Payment information can be found on the FPN document. 

Ealing Council also says residents can report a range of environmental issues via the Love Clean Streets app.

The app lets users take pictures of litter, fly-tips, graffiti, abandoned cars or other environmental eyesores and upload them. 

Reports are sent directly to the service responsible to deal with them promptly. Residents can also 'track' their report and see when it's been completed. 

Click here to download the Love Clean Streets app from Play Store or App Store. 

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