Refuse collection operations costs and missed bins

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Dear Boston Borough Council,

Under the Freedom Of Information Act I would like to request the following data:
- The number of households under your care in 2018, 2019 and 2020
- The cost of refuse collection operations for 2018, 2019 and 2020
- The percentage of bins missed during refuse collection rounds in 2018, 2019 and 2020

Yours faithfully,

Michael Newberry

info info, Boston Borough Council

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FOI, Boston Borough Council

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Good afternoon,

 

Thank you for your information access request received on the 12^th
February 2021 where you asked for information about refuse collection
operations costs and missed bins.

 

Under Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we can
confirm that Boston Borough Council holds some of the information
specified in your request. The information you have requested is detailed
below.

 

-          The number of households under your care in 2018, 2019 and 2020

2018      We do not hold historical data

2019       We do not hold historical data

20-21     30783

 

-          The cost of refuse collection operations for 2018, 2019 and
2020

 

17.18 - £1,279,570.08

18.19 - £1,511,712.77

19.20 - £1,633,104.69

 

(This includes collections of both residual waste and recycling)

 

-          The percentage of bins missed during refuse collection rounds
in 2018, 2019 and 2020

 

2018       We do not hold this information

2019       We do not hold this information

2020      0.05%

 

We trust that the information above completes your request in full,
however if we  can be of any further assistance, please contact us.  If
you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the Council’s
decision, you should contact Suzanne Rolfe, Transformation & IT Manager on
01205 314265 or by email at [1][email address]

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office,

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Cheshire

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Kind regards

 

Alex Fisher

Freedom of Information Team

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Dear FOI,

Thank you for the information.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Newberry

FOI, Boston Borough Council

Thank you for your email.  If you are applying for information under The
Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004, your request is being processed and a response will be
sent to you within 20 working days from receipt of your request.  However,
if we require further clarification regarding your request we will contact
you as soon as possible.  We are striving to respond in a timely manner.
However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we may be slightly longer in
responding and ask for your patience and understanding.

 

In the meantime, please accept this as an acknowledgement of your email.

 

In response to the ongoing situation around COVID-19 Coronavirus, Boston
Borough Council is continually reviewing its operations please visit
www.mybostonuk.com/coronavirus/ for the latest updates on service
disruptions and information.

 

Kind regards,

Boston Borough Council

 

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