We have a legal duty to act as the Litter Authority for Charnwood.
This responsibility includes street cleaning, litter collection, the removal of rubbish, fly-posting, graffiti and fly-tipping on public land maintained by the council.
Please contact us if you find that a street or green space under our responsibility is not cleaned to the standards set out below:
Grades of cleanliness
The graded standards shown below are used to monitor the cleanliness of areas. These are put into two categories; litter and refuse, and detritus (mud, soil, grit etc):
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Grade A: No litter or refuse |
Grade B: Mostly free of litter and refuse |
Grade C: General spread of litter/refuse with a little build-up |
Grade D: Heavily affected by litter and/or refuse with significant build-up |
Litter and refuse in a soft surface setting | |||
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Grade A: No Litter or Refuse |
Grade B: Mostly free of litter and refuse apart from some small items |
Grade C: General spread of litter/refuse with a little build up |
Grade D: Heavily affected by litter and/or refuse with significant build-up |
Detritus | |||
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Grade A: No detritus |
Grade B: Mostly free except for some light scattering |
Grade C: General spread of detritus with a little build-up |
Grade D: Heavily affected by detritus with significant build-up |
Please note that we will only come out to clear up a site if it falls into a grade C or grade D category as set out in the table above.
Tel: 01509 634563
Zones and response times
All areas maintained by us have been classified into one of four main land zones, which are set out in the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse.
If a site falls to a grade C or D for either litter and refuse, or detritus, it is classed as unacceptable, and should be handled within the set response times as laid out below:
Zone | Description | Response Time |
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Zone 1 - high intensity of use | Busy public areas | Half a day. |
Zone 2 -medium intensity of use | 'Everyday' areas, including most housing areas occupied by people most of the time | 1 day. |
Zone 3 - low intensity of use | Lightly trafficked areas that do not impact upon most peoples lives most of the time | 14 days. |
Zone 4 - Areas with special circumstances | Situations where issues of health and safety, reasonableness and practicality are dominant considerations when undertaking environmental maintenance work | 28 days, or as soon as reasonably practicable |
Autumn leafing itinerary
Please see our leafing itinerary for a list of 'hot spot' areas where leaves will be cleared.
Last updated: Tue 18th January, 2022 @ 09:36