Number of public recycling and general waste bins within the remit of the local authority
Dear Merton Borough Council,
I would like to know how many public recycling bins there are in the area, broken down by the type of waste they accept, and separately, the number of publicly accessible general waste bins.
Yours faithfully,
Jack Fifield
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Dear Merton Borough Council,
Thank you very much. Further to my request, in addition to the number of bins, please can I also have the number of sites they are located at? E.g., if there are two bins both next to each other, this would be one site, but two bins.
Yours sincerely,
Jack Fifield
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the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 within 20 working days.
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London Borough of Merton.
020 8545 4634
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Dear Jack Fifield
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 22^nd
September. We have now considered your request as set out below.
You asked: I would like to know how many public recycling bins there are
in the area, broken down by the type of waste they accept, and separately,
the number of publicly accessible general waste bins.
Our Response – Please see table below which illustrates the number and
type of recycling litter bins accessible to the public.
Streets and Highway
No.
of
Bin type Locations bins Use
General
Litter Bin 595 595 waste
Cigarette and Cigarette
gum bin 165 165 and gum only
split into
two
compartment;
general
Dual Litter waste and
bin ( refuse mixed
& recycling) 334 334 recycling
50x
1100
Neighbourhood L for mixed
Recycling euro recycling
Sites (NRSs) 14 bins only
Textiles and
Textile banks 22 25 shoes
British Heart
Foundation Books , CDs
(BHF) Bins 6 6 and DVDs
Green Spaces
No.
of
Bin type Locations* bins Use
Litter General
Bin 63 452 Waste
Solar
Compactor General
Bins 18 31 Waste
*Location = an individual park or open space
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Karin Lane, the Head of Information Governance at Merton Council, Civic
Centre, Morden, SM4 5DX or e-mail [1][Merton Borough Council request email]
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The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
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Yours sincerely
Charles Baker
Strategy and Commissioning Manager
Public Space , Contracting and Commissioning
Environment and Regeneration
Merton Council
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Dear Charles Baker,
Please can I have a PDF version of this, the formatting of the table you've sent appears to have gotten messed up in transit, so I am having trouble reading it.
Yours sincerely,
Jack Fifield
Jack - as requested please see attached table
Charles Baker
Strategy and Commissioning Manager
Public Space , Contracting and Commissioning
Environment and Regeneration
Merton Council
Merton is a proud winner of a Cultural Impact Award from the Mayor of London. Find out more at https://www.merton.gov.uk/leisure-recrea...
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