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FOI request (FOI202780)
Waste
Requested Wed 07 December 2016
Responded Mon 19 December 2016I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Hastings Borough Council.
· What charging increases have been introduced for householders and on what type of waste between November 2015 and December 2016?
· What charging increases or restrictions have been introduced for commercial customers (businesses) and on what types of waste between November 2015 and December 2016?
· How many recycling centres and tips have been closed between November 2015 and December 2016?
· Have opening hours of any recycling centres and council tips changed between November 2015 and December 2016?
· How many hours per week, on average, were recycling centres and council tips open in your council area between November 2015 and December 2016? What were those usual opening hours?
· How many hours per week, on average, were recycling centres and council tips open in your council area between November 2014 and December 2015? What were those usual opening hours?
· Did you charge for the collection of garden waste between November 2015 and December 2016? If so, how much?
· Did you charge for the collection of bulky waste between November 2015 and December 2016? If so, how much?
· What waste did you charge for and how much was the charge before November 2015?
· How many incidents of flytipping have been reported to the council between November 2015 and December 2016?
· How many on the spot fines have been issued for flytipping since the new powers were given in May 2016 to December 2016?
· How much money has been made from on the spot fines for flytipping between May 2016 and December 2016?
· How many prosecutions have there been for flytipping and waste crimes between November 2015 and December 2016?
· How many people have received jail sentences for flytipping or waste crimes between November 2015 and December 2016?
Response
Q1 - There was an increase of £5 per annum for our garden waste collection service
Q2 - We do not operate a commercial waste service
Q3 - Q6 Recycling Centres and Tips come under the remit of East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information www.eastsussex.gov.uk
Q7 - YES. £50 per annum (£5 increase from previous year)
Q8 - YES. £21 for up to 3 items
Q9 - Garden Waste and Bulky waste - £45 per annum for garden waste - Bulky waste: £21 for up to 3 items
Q10 - 2153 (1st November 2015 to 31st October 2016). November figures have yet to be finalised and December cannot be calculated due to being part way through the month.
Q11 - 0
Q12 - £0
Q13 - We are unsure what is meant by waste crime - please can you clarify?
Q14 - none
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