FOI request (FOI222205)

Fly Tipping/Waste

Requested Wed 13 December 2017
Responded  Wed 13 December 2017

:: How many fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping did the council issue from May 9, 2016 to May 8, 2017, under new powers brought in by the Government on Monday 9 May, 2016? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-penalties-to-crack-down-on-fly-tipping

:: How much money was collected from the FPNs issued in the first year of the scheme (May 2016- May 2017)? I would like to know the total amount collected by the council, not the face value or discounted value of the FPNs.

::  Does the council charge for bulky waste collections from households? If so, what are the charges?

:: Does the council charge for garden waste collections from households? If so, what are the charges?

:: How frequently does the council collect residual (black bin) waste from households? If collections vary for different households, please specify.

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

This information is held

Q1 - 0, action taken but not through Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) route.

Q2 - 0

Q3 - currently £21 for 3 items

Q4 - currently £55 annual charge- per 240 litre bin collected fortnightly

Q5 - There are around 43,000 properties in the borough- around 27,000 receive fortnightly collections the remainder are on weekly collections