The hard pressed environmental crime team at Islington Council has been struggling for ages to keep up with the graffiti that disfigures Regents Canal. It is British Waterways territory but the Council gets marked down for it in their government performance data. The normal jet washers on the back of trucks don’t reach to the tow path from the road. So Leon Meredith did a deal with British Waterways to use one of their boats as a mobile graffiti fighting destroyer.
They started work recently and did a great job at the York Way end. But it will take months to work their way along the canal. There are only three people in environmental crime at Islington who have to deal with all the boroughs graffiti and fly posting. They deserve more funding. I made an affectionate film of their struggle…… (click here to link to YouTube or play below and turn your sound on)
Kings Cross Environment 
I was really pleased when this was done as I live nearby. Since then several tags have reappeared along the path between York Way and Caledonian Road. I’ve reported to the council….
Is that safe from an health and safty and environmental aspect?
The chemical wash gets sprayed up in the air, onto the grass and into the canal, is that safe?
How come you don’t give the guy doing it a respirator?
Shouldn’t you close the tow-path so that no one else is exposed to danger of inhalation and wetting?
Is there a standard operating procedure for this graffiti removal process?
Are all operators trained to pay attention to the safety of the innocent public?
How does he know what the chemiclal structure of the paint he is removing is?
Are samples taken first to analyse the graffiti’s chemical components? There could be anthrax in it. We don’t want anthrax discharged into the atmosphere by council workers.