FOI Request - Litter and Refuse Removed

Request 101003533091

1.  How many bags of litter, refuse and detritus was removed from the areas for which you are responsible.

2.  How much money (or other resources) has been spent/used on litter picking in the area for which you are responsible.

3.  How many FPN’s have been issued by your authority for littering in the areas for which you are responsible and how much money have they generated:

4.  If the local authority that I am writing to uses littercam cameras or similar to catch motorists throwing litter from their cars, how many fines have been issued as a result of this and how much money has it generated (please break down by the above dates).

Response 12-04-2024 

1.  Not held. We do not record number of bags collected, nor do record this as a separate waste stream as most litter picking events and roadside litter picking tasks have the waste collected by a passing Refuse Collection Vehicle (RCV) so cannot provide any separate tonnages. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

2. The annual budget cost for street sweeping services (which covers employees costs, property costs, supplies, services, transport and plant, all of which contribute to street sweeping/litter picking, public waste litter bins) is £886,570 for financial year 2023-2024.

3. None issued in the given period(s).

4. Not. held. We do not use littercam cameras. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.