Sprucing up YOUR street? Tell the Council where to go!

You might have thought that your Council tax already covered street cleaning, however City of Edinburgh Council have announced a new project, with a new extra budget, which was originally called “Scrub My Street” and now seems to be called “Pride in our City”. See: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/litter-flytipping/pride-city

Please note that the focus is on Leith Ward, in May 2025. The Council is asking local residents to suggest specific places that need a deep clean. You can send in your suggestions directly, and/or the Community Council will pass on any suggestions that are made. Please suggest any streets in the Leith Links Area that should have priority, and that need a particular clean up! Please act quickly as May is nearly upon us!

They say:

“We want your neighbourhoods to be cleaner and look better. 

So we have dedicated teams who are working throughout the city, one ward at a time, to spruce up Edinburgh’s neighbourhoods.

This might include removing

• dog fouling
• dumped items
• graffiti
• chewing gum

and litter picking and sweeping.

We’ll also be working with our colleagues in other services to improve other parts of your neighbourhoods.”

“We will be checking neighbourhoods for areas that need to be cleaned up. We are also talking to communities about where they would like us to work.

Please come along to one of our community events or email us at cleanstreets@edinburgh.gov.uk to let us know what you think.”