Freedom of information response

Littering/Waste

Publication date: 
Thursday 4 July 2024
Request: 

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

2021    2022    1st Jan 2023 – 9th July 2023     10th July 2023 – 31st December 2023
            

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

2021    2022    1st Jan 2023 – 9th July 2023     10th July 2023 – 31st December 2023
            

3.    In the following dates, 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:

    2021    2022    1st Jan 2023 – 9th July 2023     10th July 2023 – 31st December 2023
No of fines                
Money 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 following dates). 

    2021    2022    1st Jan 2023 – 9th July 2023     10th July 2023 – 31st December 2023
No of fines                
Money generated

Response: 
  1. In the following dates, how many bags of litter, refuse and detritus was removed from the areas for which you are responsible

2021

2022

1st Jan 2023 – 9th July 2023

10th July 2023 – 31st December 2023

We no longer capture the number of bags of litter, refuse and detritus that the Team collect.

  1. In the following dates, how much money (or other resources) has been spent/used on litter picking in the area for which you are responsible.

2021

2022

1st Jan 2023 – 9th July 2023

10th July 2023 – 31st December 2023

We do not keep records at this level of detail.

  1. In the following dates, 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:

2021

2022

1st Jan 2023 – 9th July 2023

10th July 2023 – 31st December 2023

No of fines

Money generated

Thurrock Council system is configured to run annual reports based on the financial year timeframes, therefore this is the available information which has been provided in response to this element of the enquiry.

Financial Year

Period

 FPNs Issued

FPN Paid Value 

2021/22

Apr-Mar

3571

£349,125

2022/23

Apr-Mar

4067

£437,881

2023/24

Apr-Dec

4742

£503,400

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 following dates).  Thurrock Council  do not use Litter cam enforcement cameras therefore the returns are zero

  1.  

2021

2022

1st Jan 2023 – 9th July 2023

10th July 2023 – 31st December 2023

No of fines

0

0

0

0

Money generated

0

0

0

0

Request reference:
FOI 13937