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Public Bin Provision

RFI-2025-0613
Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Request

By public litter bin I mean a bin provided by the council for the public to put their rubbish in, on the street/park etc.
1. How many public litter bins has your council provided for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?
2. How often have each of your public bins been emptied for each of the years, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?
3. How many complaints have you received related to public litter bins for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024? And if possible, broken down by topic of complaint e.g. not enough bins, overflowing bins.
4. What was the cost to your council to provide, maintain, and empty public bins for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?

Response

Please note: Our records only go as far back as 2022.
1. 1084 since 2022-2025 
2.
2022 – 81,300
2023 – 81,300
2024 – 81,300
2025 projection 9,2140
3. 
2022 – 16
2023 – 17
2024 – 8
2025 – 0 so far
Please note: All the above are relevant to fly tips next to bins or broken bins, not routine maintenance complaints
4.
2022 - £1084 a week - £1 a bin - £56,368 a year
2023 - £1084 a week - £1 a bin - £56,368 a year
2024 - £1192.40 a week - £1.10 a bin - £62,004 a year
2025 – projected costs £1300.80 a week - £1.20 a bin £67,641 a year