This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Clean up litter on Manchester’s streets and keep a regular litter pick routine.
There has been a known problem of litter in Manchester for a number of years, with some research, the problem seems to have become worse due to insufficient funding from the government. After a recent visit, I was shocked by the amount of litter built up in many areas, more so on the outskirts.
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Here some locals words on living in Manchester:
One of many news articles:
It’s not difficult to find information online about the litter and potential health problems relating to it. Evidence of the problem is very clear walking the streets of Manchester.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Local litter collection is the responsibility of your local authority. You can contact your councillor, who represents you, about this issue:
https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
Manchester City Council also has its own e-petitions service here:
http://petitions.manchester.gov.uk/petitions.ti
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