FI15829

Request

I would like to request the following information as a freedom of information request. If possible please provide the data as an Excel. 

By public litter bin I mean a bin provided by the council for the public to put their rubbish in, on the street/park etc. 

1. How many public litter bins has your council provided for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024? 

2. How often have each of your public bins been emptied for each of the years, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024? 

3. How many complaints have you received related to public litter bins for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024? And if possible, broken down by topic of complaint e.g. not enough bins, overflowing bins. 

4. What was the cost to your council to provide, maintain, and empty public bins for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?

Response

1. As follows:

2020     950

2021     1000

2022     1028

2023     1030

2024     1030

2. This varies according to location and season.

3. Zero formal complaints for all years.

4. This information is considered exempt from disclosure under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act as bins are provided, maintained and emptied as part of the overall waste and cleansing contract.