Council rules out litter app

ANGUS Council has ruled out moving to a new app system in the war on litter on cost grounds.

Community groups taking up the litter fight have voted overwhelmingly for the app system t o be brought in.

Anti-litter crusaders believe the FixMyStreet Pro system could ease pressure on budgets longterm with more accurate reporting.

Ralph Coutts from Angus Communities Through the Lens said using the app would save the council many wasted journeys.

He said: “The FixMyStreet Pro version helps them do their job smarter, unlike the present. Our group carried out a poll on ways of reporting and the app came out tops by a country mile.

“Using the app takes just under a minute to make a report and it also uses GPS, taking you within four metres of the site.

“It also takes a picture of the waste but the council says it costs too much money in the long run.

“I think moving to an app system could ease pressure on budgets longterm with more accurate reporting.”

Mr Coutts said the Pro version would help build up a map of hotspots and repeat offenders.

He said he will be meeting with waste management next week.

A spokesman for Angus Council said it can, and does, receive emails via more than one “clean-uptype” app “but they tend to provide limited details”.