While campaigning ahead of the local election, Galvin said the littering was a common issue that came up.
Resident Rebecca Fairclough, 44, who runs the Mile Cross Litterbusters, said: “There aren’t enough bins around here, we have fast food takeaway around here, and [wrappers] get discarded as soon as they are finished with.
“It might be a mindset change needed around here that no-one is going to pick their rubbish up for them.”
Galvin said the council would build on the previous administration’s work to fine and prosecute those who had fly-tipped with a “clear, zero-tolerance” approach.
“We can all do our part, but the council can do more, and we want to do more to give it that really fresh and clean feel we know it can have,” she added.