Litter, recycling and flytipping statistics

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D Jones
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Dear Greenwich Borough Council,

I would appreciate if you could provide me with responses to each of the following questions, for the last five years.

1 - How much did you spend on marketing and promotional activities relating to litter, flytipping or recycling? (Please give separate values for each category)

2 - How much did you spend on litter picking and other street cleaning activities?

3
a - How many incidents of fly-tipping were reported?
b - What type of waste did these incidents involve?
c - How many of these incidents were handled with FPNs?
d - How many of these incidents were taken to court? And how many of these resulted in successful convictions?
e - How many of these incidents did the council clear? And how much was spent on doing do?
f - How many reported incidents were on private land, and were the responsibility of the landowner?

4 -Does the council use a third party to enforce litter, flytipping and other waste crimes? If so, who?

5 - What percentage of street litter and waste is recycled?

6 - How much does the council spend on street bins and other waste related furniture?

7 - If held, please provide a list of all council operated litter bins.

Yours faithfully,

D Jones

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Dear Sir/Madam

 

Environmental Information Regulations request:  EIR-49796

 

Thank you for your request dated 25 March 2021

 

Your request is due to be answered by 26 April 2021, however, please note
that your request for information may be delayed due to urgent operational
responses to dealing with Covid-19 priorities.  We apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause, we do remain committed to responding to your
request and will respond as soon as we are able to do so. 

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Compliance

Directorate of Communities and Environment

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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Dear Mr Sir/Madam

 

Environmental Information Regulations request: EIR-49796

 

Further to my email below, I am writing to confirm that, in line
with Regulation 7(1) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, we
are seeking to extend the amount of time available to process your request
by up to a further 20 working days from the initial due date (26th
April 2021).

 

While we had hoped to respond to your request within 20 working days of
receipt, the complexity and volume of the information requested has
meant that it has not been possible to comply or refuse your request
within this time.

 

We apologise for the delay to your response and aim to respond as soon
as possible to your request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Compliance

Directorate of Communities and Environment

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8[1]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

 

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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: 29 March 2021 09:28
To: 'D Jones' <[FOI #741420 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: EIR-49796: Freedom of Information request - Litter, recycling and
flytipping statistics
 

Dear Sir/Madam

 

Environmental Information Regulations request:  EIR-49796

 

Thank you for your request dated 25 March 2021

 

Your request is due to be answered by 26 April 2021, however, please note
that your request for information may be delayed due to urgent operational
responses to dealing with Covid-19 priorities.  We apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause, we do remain committed to responding to your
request and will respond as soon as we are able to do so. 

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Compliance

Directorate of Communities and Environment

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8 [2]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

 

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email

 

 

 

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Dear Sir/Madam

Environmental Information Regulations request:  EIR-49796

Thank you for your request dated 25 March 2021

Our response is as follows:

 

1 - How much did you spend on marketing and promotional activities
relating to litter, fly-tipping or recycling?

2016/17                 0

2017/18                 £6,880.20

2018/19                 0

2019/20                 £280.99

2020/21                 £3,322.52

 

2 - How much did you spend on litter picking and other street cleaning
activities?

Street cleansing    
   
Financial Year Revised Budget
2016-17 £6,102,905  
   
2017-18 £6,840,290  
   
2018-19 £7,994,810  
   
2019-20 £5,535,550  
   
2020-21 £6,235,760  
       

 

 

3

a - How many incidents of fly-tipping were reported?

o 16/17               -           7913 incidents of reported flytips
o 17/18               -           4302 incidents of reported flytips
o 18/19               -           4599 incidents of reported flytips
o 19/20               -           6891 incidents of reported flytips
o 20/21               -           6305 incidents of reported flytips

 

 

b - What type of waste did these incidents involve?  We don’t record this
level of information.

 

c - How many of these incidents were handled with FPNs?

 

FPN Issued

 

o 16/17               -           89
o 17/18               -           107
o 18/19               -           77
o 19/20               -          58
o 20/21               -           158

o FPN’s can only be issued if there is sufficient evidence.

 

d - How many of these incidents were taken to court? And how many of these
resulted in successful convictions?

How many taken to court

 

o 16/17               -           0
o 17/18               -           1
o 18/19               -           1
o 19/20               -           2
o 20/21               -           3

 

Successful Prosecution

 

o 16/17               -           0
o 17/18               -           1
o 18/19               -           1
o 19/20               -           2
o 20/21               -           3

 

e - How many of these incidents did the council clear? And how much was
spent on doing do?  The Council clear all fly-tips that are on public
land.

 

The total spend for 2020/21 is
£136,181.34 and includes

 
Officers Time
Refuse Charges
Vehicle Fuel
Vehicle Hire
Equipment
Printing
Mobile Phones
Professional Fees

 

 

f - How many reported incidents were on private land, and were the
responsibility of the landowner? We do not record this data

 

4 -Does the council use a third party to enforce litter, flytipping and
other waste crimes? If so, who?

Yes, the Local Authority use a third party company (LAS Local Authority
Support) for littering offences only. The rest in in house

 

5 - What percentage of street litter and is recycled?  

None, getting good recycling from street litter is very difficult as one
wrong item contaminates the entire bag and therefore cannot be recycled.

 

6 - How much does the council spend on street bins and other waste related
furniture?

In the last twelve months we have spent £19,230 on street bins

 

7 - If held, please provide a list of all council operated litter bins. We
do not hold this data. Our bins are mapped by road, not individually.

 

If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me,
quoting the reference number above.

 

If you are not satisfied with our response to your request, you can ask
for an Internal Review.  Internal review requests must be submitted within
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out why you are dissatisfied.

 

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Internal Review, you may
apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. 
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Internal Review procedure provided by the Council. You can contact the ICO
by emailing [1][email address], or by post at Customer Contact,
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Compliance

Directorate of Communities and Environment

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8 [2]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

 

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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: 26 April 2021 16:24
To: 'D Jones' <[FOI #741420 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Re: EIR-49796: Freedom of Information request - Litter, recycling
and flytipping statistics

 

Dear Mr Sir/Madam

 

Environmental Information Regulations request: EIR-49796

 

Further to my email below, I am writing to confirm that, in line
with Regulation 7(1) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, we
are seeking to extend the amount of time available to process your request
by up to a further 20 working days from the initial due date (26th
April 2021).

 

While we had hoped to respond to your request within 20 working days of
receipt, the complexity and volume of the information requested has
meant that it has not been possible to comply or refuse your request
within this time.

 

We apologise for the delay to your response and aim to respond as soon
as possible to your request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Compliance

Directorate of Communities and Environment

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8[3]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

 

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email

 

 

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From: foi <[4][Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: 29 March 2021 09:28
To: 'D Jones' <[5][FOI #741420 email]>
Cc: foi <[6][Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: EIR-49796: Freedom of Information request - Litter, recycling and
flytipping statistics

 

Dear Sir/Madam

 

Environmental Information Regulations request:  EIR-49796

 

Thank you for your request dated 25 March 2021

 

Your request is due to be answered by 26 April 2021, however, please note
that your request for information may be delayed due to urgent operational
responses to dealing with Covid-19 priorities.  We apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause, we do remain committed to responding to your
request and will respond as soon as we are able to do so. 

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Compliance

Directorate of Communities and Environment

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8 [7]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

 

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email

 

 

 

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