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EDINBURGH'S STREETS ARE CLEANER THAN EVER
Edinburgh’s streets are the cleanest they’ve ever been according
to the latest cleanliness assessment by Keep Scotland Beautiful.
A report to be discussed at the next Transport and Environment
Committee will consider the Cleanliness Index Monitoring (CIM)
scheme results in more depth.
A total of 97% of the streets assessed under the scheme in
September last year were found to have an acceptable level of
cleanliness – the highest result to date.
The independent assessment, which is carried out for the Council
four times a year, grades a selection of streets depending on the
presence of litter, graffiti and dog fouling and provides a snapshot
of the condition of Edinburgh’s Neighbourhoods during the month.
September’s assessment showed an improvement across the city,
with the level of streets deemed of an acceptable standard up 2%
and the overall cleanliness index score four points higher than the
previous June.
All six of Edinburgh’s Neighbourhoods and all 17 wards received a
cleanliness index result of 67 or above, achieving the national
standard target, while three out of the six Neighbourhoods and
nine out of 17 wards met the Council target of 72. A total of seven
wards attained a result of 100% of streets surveyed meeting the
acceptable standard of cleanliness – increasing on five wards in
June 2013.
Clean Up Edinburgh, a city-wide awareness-raising campaign
aimed at tackling the issue of litter, was launched in October 2013
and seeks to change public attitudes, urging individuals and
groups to take responsibility for keeping their local community
clean. A day of action was held on 29 November as part of the
campaign, which saw volunteers, staff, schools and businesses
group together for a series of clean-ups in locations across the
capital. Further activities and initiatives are planned to raise
awareness as the campaign continues throughout the year.
Jim Conner, Partnership Development Officer, West Neighbourhood Team,
Drumbrae Library Hub, 81 Drum Brae Drive, EH4 7FE
Tel: 0131 469 5602
Webpage: www.edinburghnp.org.uk
WHITE LIGHTING TO SAVE MONEY AND ENERGY ACROSS
THE CITY
Street lighting which could save the Council up to £280,000 a year is set to be
rolled out across Edinburgh following a successful pilot.
A report to be discussed at the next Transport and Environment
Committee will consider the findings of the pilot in more detail.
New lamps, which make use of ‘white light’ technology, are designed to
reduce energy consumption as well as cutting the Council’s annual £2.97m bill
to power more than 63,000 street lights across the city.
With energy prices expected to double over the next ten years the Council’s
Street Lighting Team began exploring new, more efficient lighting
technologies through the White Light Pilot Project in October 2012, when 271
lights were upgraded in two areas of Edinburgh.
The project, carried out in Saughton Mains and Gilmerton Dykes, received an
overwhelmingly positive response from residents when it ended in October
2013, with 89% of customers satisfied with the modern lights and 83% stating
the brightness of the lamps was ‘about right’.
Newly fitted Outdoor Long Life Fluorescent (PLL) and Light Emitting Diode
(LED) lamps, dependent on type, can last from five to 20 years compared to
existing lights’ current life span of two to four years, and made energy savings
of up to 38% in the areas tested. The Police also recommend these as the
safest and best option over existing lamps.
The Council has now secured a £2.15m interest free loan from Salix, a
Government funding provider, to allow a further 6000 street lights across the
city to be converted to LED from February 2014, expected to save the Council
£276,000 a year in energy costs.
When added to a previous Council ‘spend to save’ proposal to install LED
lanterns on a number of main roads, this will result in approximately 24% of
Edinburgh’s street lighting being upgraded to energy efficient white light
sources.
Plans to introduce more white light technology to the city could also see the
installation of LED stair lights maintained by the Council in around 14,100
tenements across the capital. The upgrade would save approximately £1.25m
in energy and maintenance annually.
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Jim Conner, Partnership Development Officer, West Neighbourhood Team,
Drumbrae Library Hub, 81 Drum Brae Drive, EH4 7FE
Tel: 0131 469 5602
Webpage: www.edinburghnp.org.uk