Dear Beth Andrews

Please see below Wirral Council's response to your recent Freedom of
Information enquiry.

1. How many litter bins the council has:

              a. Installed on the highway - approx. 4600

              b. Installed on open spaces, parks and gardens - approx. 588
emptied and inspected by parks staff (plus a number of 1,000 litre bulk
bins emptied by Biffa).

2. How frequently the condition of litter bins is inspected - On
emptying.  Damaged bins reported to the contract team are inspected for
repair/replacement every month.

3. How many new litter bins are held in stock at the Dock Road Depot or
elsewhere within the council estate - varies, currently have 135 bins in
stock to last until end March 2023, but some of these have already been
allocated as replacements or new installations.

4. The council budget for provision of new litter bins - no budget for
replacement litter bins in 2022/23.  £52,000 in 2021/22 for litter bins
and installation.

5. The location of the new bins purchased from the £50,000 allocated to
the council for reopening high streets - It had been the intention to use
some of the Welcome Back Fund to replace dilapidated and broken on-street
litter bins, however as replacement bins fell outside the eligible scope
of the Fund, it was decided that the Council would replace these from its
existing stock levels.

Yours sincerely

Lynette Paterson

Principal Information Management Officer

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Wirral Council

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