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Mechanical and manual sweeping
All adopted roads within
the Borough are mechanically swept on a scheduled basis dependent
upon vehicle usage. Where access is limited or the mechanical
sweeper is obstructed we will cleanse by hand for example: cul de
sac ends or roads obstructed by parked cars. All requests for
additional mechanical sweeping will be assessed within 1
working day and if the conditions justify it, the road will be
swept within a further 5 working days.
The Environmental
Protection Act 1990 imposes a duty on local authorities to keep
specified land clear of litter and refuse. The Government has
issued a Code of Practice, which gives us practical advice on how
to carry out that duty. The Code outlines different types of land
use e.g. industrial estates and residential areas and shows how to
assess the standards of cleanliness achieved.
There are four grades of cleanliness:
Grade A: no
litter or refuse.
Grade B: predominately free of litter and refuse
apart from some small items.
Grade C: widespread distribution of litter and
refuse with minor accumulations.
Grade D: heavily littered with significant
accumulations of litter and refuse.
The whole Borough has
been surveyed and divided up into zones according to usage and
volume of traffic. This booklet defines the different zones,
puts every street and open space in the Borough into one of these
zones, and contains photographs which give examples of the
standards of cleanliness that have to be achieved.
If the cleanliness of an area
falls, the Code of Practice sets out a response time which is the
target for the Eastleigh Borough Council to restore the land to a
particular grade of cleanliness. Details of the target response
times are also included.
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