Refuse collection operations costs and missed bins

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Michael Newberry

Dear South Hams District Council,

Under the Freedom Of Information Act I would like to request the following data:
- The number of households who received refuse waste collections in 2018, 2019 and 2020
- The cost of refuse collection operations for financial years 2018 - 2019, 2019 - 2020 and 2020 - 2021
- The percentage of bins missed during refuse collection rounds in 2018, 2019 and 2020

Yours faithfully,

Michael Newberry

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[1]South Hams District Council

 

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[1]South Hams District Council

 

Dear Mr Newberry,

Thank you for your request for information on 13/04/2021.

I can confirm that the Council holds the information you have requested.

You asked:

Under the Freedom Of Information Act I would like to request the following
data:
1. The number of households who received refuse waste collections in 2018,
2019 and 2020
2. The cost of refuse collection operations for financial years 2018 -
2019, 2019 - 2020 and 2020 - 2021
3. The percentage of bins missed during refuse collection rounds in 2018,
2019 and 2020
 

Our response:
1. 2018 = 43769, 2019 = 45221, 2020 = 45000
2. 18/19 = £4,384,617, 19/20 = £3,191,392, 20/21 = £3,759,342. Please note
we are still finalising the 2020/21 outturn position so the cost for
2020/21 is an estimate at this stage and excludes the one off costs
related to COVID-19.
3. 2018 = less than 0.001%, 2019 = less than 0.001%, 2020 = less than
0.003%,

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right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and can be started here : https://www.southhams.gov.uk/FOI

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Information Commissioner’s Office
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Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,
 

South Hams District Council

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