Salford clean up team, ‘No Mess No Stress’, have been visiting a park in Lower Broughton, located just off Pegwell Drive. The team has been cleaning it once a month in an attempt to help reduce fly tipping and waste across the city.
Despite cleaning the park once a month, the build up of waste continues to be a problem. Jamie Whiteley the founder of No Mess No Stress visits the park to remove the build up of waste to keep it a tidy space for locals to enjoy.
He said: “We provide our own bins on there and we go round and do a monthly empty on it.
“We provide our own bins on there and we go round and do a monthly empty on it.”
Efforts to clean the park are in place, however once it’s cleaned, rubbish often manages to find its way into the space.
One issue which the clean up team are coming across at the minute is the amount of gas canisters being discarded in the park.
Due to the cost of living crisis, Jamie thinks the national issue is influencing people’s choice of waste removal.
He also explained the on-going issue with hoarders.
He said: “People have authorities on their back, council who aren’t looking to help them but looking to punish them.
“They’re in a battle where they have to get rid of the waste somewhere and they chose the wrong way. All we can hope is that in the future that there can be a better system because of the cost of living, everything has gone up. So, people are being backed up into a corner.
“Many years ago, there wasn’t really an issue as much with fly tipping.
“The local council tips have made it 20 times harder, you need to have a permit. You’ve got to have a car, and you only get 10 trips a year and they’re making it harder.”
Jamie and his team’s work at No Mess No Stress definitely does not go unnoticed by local residents and he is grateful of the public’ recognition of their work.
Some Salford residents have shown their support on Facebook.
One comment from a Facebook user, Adele Kelly said: “You have done a great job well done.
