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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.
 

Street SweeperThere 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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