Xxxxxx Cleansing. ❑ Sweeping and washing of City Centre streets and pedestrianised areas, including snickleways; ❑ The emptying and washing of litter bins in the City Centre; ❑ The mechanical sweeping of highway channels; ❑ Litter pick and spot sweeping of other highways; ❑ Sweeping and litter picking back lanes and walk-in lanes; ❑ The removal of chewing gum and the cleaning of stained paved areas by the use of steam cleaning; ❑ Cleaning of other land, owned by the Council and designated as forming part of the services required, including play areas; ❑ The emptying of litter bins; ❑ The emptying of dog bins; ❑ The cleaning of City Council Car Parks; ❑ The cleaning of recycling sites; ❑ Sweeping of the City Walls; ❑ Cleaning of the Market area and removal of waste; ❑ Clearance of fly tipped material on City Council land, forming part of this agreement.
Xxxxxx Cleansing. Lead Organisation Shetland Islands Council, Cleansing Service Contact Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Date March 2012 Area Coverage BID area and wider town Staff Details Day Staff Hours Monday – Friday 3 (full) 37 Monday – Friday 1 (part) 10 Saturday 4 (part) 4 Sunday 4 (part) 4 Details of Service For all locations within the BID area, Grade A should be achieved after servicing. Performance Measure The Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse grading system used is: A. – is clear of all litter and detritus B. – is light C. - is significant D. – is heavy Existing Value of Service £112,900 Lead Organisation Shetland Islands Council, Cleansing Service Contact Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Date March 2012 Area Coverage BID area and wider town Staff Details Day Staff Hours Monday – Friday 3 (part) 10 Details of Service Refuse is collected 5 days a week Performance Measure Refuse collected 5 days a week Existing Value of Service £26,000 Infrastructure
Xxxxxx Cleansing. 1.1.1 The services outlined in this section 1 are carried out through a contractor, currently Veolia. Street sweeping takes place within the BID Area 7 days per week, 365 days per year between the following hours: • 06:00 – 13:30, and • 14:00 – 00:00
1.1.2 Constant presence cleansing operates within the hours 0600-1300 & 1400-2130. Waste and recycling bag collections, both residential & commercial, are made between the stated time band zones allocated to roads within the BID area.
1.1.3 The BID Area is classified as Zone 1 and so receives constant daily presence to achieve minimum B grade outcome of cleanliness as set out in the Code of Practice for Litter and Refuse (COPL&R): Grade A: no litter Grade B: some litter Grade C: Significant litter Grade D: heavy litter
1.1.4 The Council’s contractor is contractually committed to achieving these standards but has flexibility as to how to achieve them. It is not possible therefore to state the exact level of resource that is deployed at any particular time. Typically a small number of personnel are equipped with either xxxxxxx or mechanical support. Subsection 1.9 covers more on monitoring of performance.
1.1.5 Dog litter is cleared within 24 hours of being reported.
1.1.6 Deep cleaning of the pavements, such as jet washing or gum removal, happens on an ad-hoc basis as and when funding is available.
Xxxxxx Cleansing. The Council provides a street cleansing service with regard to its statutory duty under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. In this, the Authority has a general duty to keep land and roads clear of litter and refuse. This is not prescriptive legislation however and it includes permissive powers for which the Authority has some discretion. As an example, there is no specific statutory requirement to provide litter bins, but in not doing so, the statutory duty of keeping land free of litter etc would be that much more difficult. The following shows the approach of the Authority to general compliance, which will be modified according to emerging issues and changing need.
