More than 11,000 miles of road and over 250,000 litter bins have been swept and emptied by Hastings Borough Council's street cleaning services since it was brought back under council control last year.
In the latest performance review, conducted by an independent consultancy firm, a significant improvement in the borough's cleanliness is evident. In this review, 300 roads were monitored, out of these 96.8% passed for litter, detritus, fly-posting, and graffiti.
This is the best result the town has received in over a decade, with an improvement in the last year of 2.4% and 3.3% compared to when the service was contracted.
Cllr Paul Barnett portfolio holder for Urban Environment and Community Safety said:
"These figures show the positive impact taking the waste services back in house has had on the borough's cleanliness. It is great to see that the Council's hard work of running our own street cleaning services paying off, this is an exceptional start.
"I want to thank the public too, our residents and our visitors, who in a very difficult year have been so responsible in reducing the rubbish on our streets and beaches.
"We want to continue to improve our town by making it a tidy and enjoyable place to work, visit and live. This is a joint effort and something everyone can play their part in, by binning litter, taking it home with them and reporting any waste they see in the borough directly to us through our MyHastings online service.
"This is the quickest way for the team to receive your report."
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