Street care and cleaning
Needles and equipment associated with drug taking
If you find drug taking equipment, such as discarded needles, please report this to us.
Please do not:
- pick up needles unless it poses an immediate danger to you or other residents
- hide it
- separate the needle from the syringe
- put the cap back on the needle
- play with the needle or syringe
- put in a dustbin, down a drain, down the toilet or in a litter bin
Report discarded needles and equipment associated with drug taking
To report discarded needles you will need:
- the exact location of where the discarded needles are located
Report this to our Contact Centre.
What action we will take
We treat needle collections as a high priority and your report will be dealt with as quick as possible.
Our Street Wardens will review the details of your report and will remove discarded needles.