Refuse collection operations costs and missed bins

Dear Michael Newberry

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on the
15/02/2021

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Victoria Alexander

Performance & Information Officer

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

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Dear Michael Newberry

I am writing regarding your Freedom of Information request received by the
department on the 15 February 2021

The Freedom of Information Act enables access to information held by the
Council, subject to the exemptions contained within the Act. The Act does
not require the Council to create information to respond to a request if
the requested information is not held, nor to give an opinion or comment.

Please find our response to your Freedom of Information request below:

- 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

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

The number of domestic properties as per the Valuation Office ‘Statement
of Number of Properties’ at the 31st March is as follows;

2018 – 64432

2019 – 64850

2020 – 65908

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

2018-19 £2,478,216

2019-20 £2,641,692

2020-21 £2,764,020

Please note the following:

• All figures are in financial years and the 2020-21 is a projection
because that year is not yet complete.

• This is the cost of the whole refuse and recycling service and includes
but not exclusively the following: collection of Residual waste,
Recycling, Food waste, Garden waste, Glass collection from bring banks,
Trade Waste and special collections.

• These are direct costs of these services and exclude corporate overheads
such as capital charges and central recharges.

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

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

2017/18

April – 0.0025%

May – 0.0042%

June – 0.0098%

July – 0.0071%

August – 0.0079%

September – 0.0053%

October – 0.0047%

November – 0.0051%

December – 0.0074%

January – 0.0144%

February – 0.0056%

March – 0.0068%

2018/19

April – 0.0106%

May – 0.0117%

June – 0.0081%

July – 0.0085%

August – 0.0079%

September – 0.0065%

October – 0.0063%

November – 0.0036%

December – 0.0035%

January – 0.0051%

February – 0.0046%

March – 0.0036%

2019/20

April – 0.0044

May – 0.0040%

June – 0.0014%

July – 000026%

August – 0.0043%

September – 0.0040%

October – 0.0021%

November – 0.0037%

December – 0.0038%

January – 0.0018%

February – 0.0038%

March – 0.0038%

2020/21

April – 0.0034%

May – 0.0028%

June – 0.0007%

July – 0.0029%

August – 0.0026%

September – 0.0031%

October – 0.0020%

November – 0.0034%

December – 0.0022%

January – 0.0029%

February – 0.0032% 

If you disagree with the Council’s decision in respect of your freedom of
information request or are otherwise unhappy with how the Council has
dealt with your request in the first instance you may approach Emma Wisbey
Governance and Member Manager in writing at the following address:
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB.

Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome you have a right of appeal
under S50 of the Freedom of Information Act to appeal against the decision
by contacting the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow SK9 5AF, [1][email address]

Kind regards

Lucy Day

Performance & Improvement Apprentice

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk

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