Roads: Litter
(asked on 20th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the highest environmental standards apply to motorways and highways of England with respect to litter.
This question was answered on 3rd April 2018
Highways England are responsible for complying with the mandatory legal requirements under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which includes removing litter on England’s motorways and some trunk roads.
As part of the Government’s Litter Strategy (2017), the Department for Transport will be working with Highways England and other stakeholders to update the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse.