Latest environmental monitor
The key issue highlighted in the latest
Environmental Monitor continues to be
the need to recycle more household waste.
In May 2008, the Council’s purple and clear sack
scheme was extended to all households with either a Thursday or a
Friday refuse collection. The scheme in these areas has
encouraged householders to recycle more and decrease the weight of
refuse put out for collection by an average of 23 per cent.
The next stage of the boroughwide roll out is planned to start in
September 2008 for householders with either a Tuesday or a
Wednesday collection. The final stage of the scheme starts in
January 2009 for householders with a Monday refuse
collection. Initiatives are progressing in 2008/09 to
encourage the community to recycle more, including further
improvements to the network of neighbourhood recycling centres, and
trials of recycling bins for flatted properties, town centre
locations, leisure centres and railway stations.
The annual recycling and composting rate
for April to June 2008 increased to 39 per cent* from 34.2 per cent
at the same time last year and the tonnages of refuse collected
from household refuse collection rounds decreased in by 4.4 per
cent between April and June 2008 compared with the first quarter of
the previous year.
Generally, streets were perceived as clean and
the standard of cleansing in the Borough has been maintained over
the last quarter. The number of abandoned vehicles removed
for destruction off the highway between April and June 2008 was
five compared with seven at the same stage last year. The
number of fly-tipping prosecutions between April and June 2008
increased to three from one at the same stage to eight in
2007/08. The number of days the public conveniences were
closed decreased to 45 days in the first quarter of 2008/09 from 49
days at the same stage in 2007/08.
This quarter’s Environmental Monitor has
highlighted the continuing need for the community to recycle more
household waste. It has also highlighted the need for
residents to engage more widely with the responsibilities of
citizenship and the local environment.
Broxbourne Council has published its
Environmental Monitor for the first quarter of 2008/09. The
monitor, which is available from the Council’s one stop shops
includes information on a range of environmental issues that affect
the quality of life in the Borough, as well as figures reflecting
the Council's enforcement performance. Topics in the monitor
include refuse and recycling, composting, grounds maintenance,
parks, environmental health, fly-tipping, abandoned cars and
animals, as well as highways and road adoptions.