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Freedom of Information request
Our reference: 11399689
Your reference: [FOI #883563 email]

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Dear Adrian Hart
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information to Brighton & Hove City Council
('the council') that was received on 1 August 2022. Your Information
Request has been logged as;
 
1. The general situation: Are rubbish collections working smoothly by and
large? (Is it correct to say that evidence of certain communal bins
persistently over-flowing shouldn't be presumed as evidence of citywide
problem? What is that council's position on this matter?

2. Recycling: (a)When people put yoghurt pots/butter tubs/food trays in
recycle bins (items which a BHCC leaflet prohibit) have they contaminated
and rendered useless the whole recycling effort? (ie Does the bin simply
get poured in with general waste when this happens? Are there Cityclean
personnel sifting and selecting out offending items?)
(b) City councillors speak of how only 29% (some mention or 39%) of
materials offered by citizens for recycling are actually recycled (i.e.
most communal bins are contaminated) - What is the correct percentage?
Please give me the figure for residential versus commercial (i.e.is the 30
or 40 percentage that gets recycled largely coming from commercial sources
such as shops and other businesses who follow the recycling guidance and
don't contaminate? What percentage of residential cycling makes it all the
way to actually being recycled?

3. What is the BHCC view on resolving the tagging/graffiti problem?

4. Is there an officially recognised seagull problem with regards to
tearing open bin bags beside overflowing communal bins? How does the
council tackle this problem?

5. Can the council support (and resource) neighbourhood initiatives where
residents take ownership of the area outside their door? (e.g supply paint
to cover tagging, gloves etc to pick up bin overflows)?

6. Does the council recognise a connection between (a) rough sleepers,
residents with mental health problems and/or suffering increasing poverty
and (b) a pattern of individuals raiding bins/pulling out refuse in order
to scavenge? (Does it recognise the existence of (b)?)
 
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Freedom of Information request
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Your reference: [FOI #883563 email]

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Dear Adrian Hart
 
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