Cleaning those hard to reach Slough places
Slough Borough Council has pushed forward its pledge to make Slough cleaner, safer and greener by introducing new street vacs to its street cleaning operation, making it easier to clean those difficult to reach places.
The heavy duty vacuum cleaners come in either back pack or wheelie bin form and can collect general litter, cigarette ends, glass, drug litter and even dog faeces.
The back packs are ideal for places like steps and stairwells in town centres, multi-storey car parks, children’s play areas and streets where on-street parking means the bigger street sweepers can’t easily get close to kerbs. Gutters can now be cleaned without moving cars.
The wheelie bin model has a bigger capacity. It can provide a quick response clean-up in confined places, picking up heavier litter from grassed areas after events, without damaging turf.
Nigel Dicker, head of environmental services at Slough Borough Council, said: “The new street vacs are the council's way of making sure its street cleaning service is innovative and that its performance stays up amongst the best in the country.
“The street vacs will have a visible presence around the town to show residents that the council is doing its bit for the cleaner, safer, greener Slough campaign.”
Cllr John Edwards, commissioner for Slough public protection, said: “Slough already has some of the cleanest streets in the South East, and the fact that we are investing more in these innovative cleaners, means that we are always looking to make the borough even cleaner.
“The fact that the street vacs can get under parked cars to clean gutters will really make a difference to those streets with on-street parking.”
Slough Borough Council