Missed bin collections data
Dear Hart District Council,
Under the Freedom Of Information Act I would like to request the following data:
- The number of missed bin collections in 2018, 2019 and 2020
- How many extra bin lorries had to be sent out to pick up bins missed during their routine collections in 2018, 2019, 2020
- The additional costs to the council resulting from missed bin collections in 2018, 2019 and 2020
- The average weekly and annual costs to the council of collecting domestic waste, as in the regular landfill waste, food waste and recycling created by homes which is collected by the council.
Yours faithfully,
Lauren Smithson
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Reference: 20/01807/FOI
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Kelly
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Hart District Council
Harlington Way
Fleet
GU51 4AE
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From: Lauren Smithson <[FOI #685555 email]>
Sent: 18 August 2020 12:42
To: FOI User <[Hart District Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Missed bin collections data
Dear Hart District Council,
Under the Freedom Of Information Act I would like to request the following
data:
- The number of missed bin collections in 2018, 2019 and 2020
- How many extra bin lorries had to be sent out to pick up bins missed
during their routine collections in 2018, 2019, 2020
- The additional costs to the council resulting from missed bin
collections in 2018, 2019 and 2020
- The average weekly and annual costs to the council of collecting
domestic waste, as in the regular landfill waste, food waste and recycling
created by homes which is collected by the council.
Yours faithfully,
Lauren Smithson
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Dear Lauren,
Further to your Freedom of Information request reference: 20/01807/FOI
Re: “Missed bin collections”
The Council does hold the requested information and our response is as
follows and attached:
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Missed bins are recorded per 100,000 so that figures can be compared
across contracts.
How many extra bin lorries had to be sent out to pick up bins missed
during their routine collections in 2018, 2019, 2020
None, missed bins are assigned to the same crew that missed them on the
following working day.
The additional costs to the council resulting from missed bin collections
in 2018, 2019 and 2020
No additional payments are made to our contractor for the collection of
missed bins.
The average weekly and annual costs to the council of collecting domestic
waste, as in the regular landfill waste, food waste and recycling created
by homes which is collected by the council.
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Kind regards,
Beckii
FOI Co-Ordinator
Hart District Council
Harlington Way
Fleet
GU51 4AE
COVID - 19 pandemic
The Council will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible
but we ask you to appreciate that our priority in terms of resources,
finances or people, might be diverted away from usual compliance or
information work during this extraordinary pandemic period. This
understandably may result in the Council not being able to respond to you
as quickly as we would like to.
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From: Lauren Smithson <[FOI #685555 email]>
Sent: 18 August 2020 12:42
To: FOI User <[Hart District Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Missed bin collections data
Dear Hart District Council,
Under the Freedom Of Information Act I would like to request the following
data:
- The number of missed bin collections in 2018, 2019 and 2020
- How many extra bin lorries had to be sent out to pick up bins missed
during their routine collections in 2018, 2019, 2020
- The additional costs to the council resulting from missed bin
collections in 2018, 2019 and 2020
- The average weekly and annual costs to the council of collecting
domestic waste, as in the regular landfill waste, food waste and recycling
created by homes which is collected by the council.
Yours faithfully,
Lauren Smithson
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