COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)
Monday, April 23, 2012
HEADED ITEM NO. 5
HEADED ITEM: E. Services
LITTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2011 – 2014 QUARTERLY REPORT
REPLY:
1. Develop programmes on the basis of targeting the various litter categories, blackspots and illegal means of disposing of waste/refuse
- Fast food poster prepared, distributed to all fast food outlets and notice placed on website
- Participation in Anti gum workshop and launch to take place in May
- The anti dog fouling stencil placed in parks and prioritising placement of stencils in residential areas
2. Develop a customer focused litter complaints procedure in order to deal effectively and efficiently with complaints
· Ongoing monitoring/review of the CCS and FYS systems to ensure Corporate commitments are and continue to be met.
| 1st January - 29th March 2012 | |
| General | Overall |
| Abandoned Cars | 35 |
| Burnt out cars | 11 |
| Community Clean-ups | 93 |
| Open spaces | 55 |
| Social credits | 60 |
| Cleansing | |
| Cleansing | 218 |
| Graffiti | 89 |
| Enforcement | |
| Litter warden service | 633 |
| Illegal dumping | 552 |
| Litter fines/prosecutions | 62 |
| Total | 1808 |
| Waste Collection & Disposal Tonnages - Jan – Mar 2012 | |
| Cleansing | 226.40 |
| Operations | 223.95 |
| Litter Bin collections | 80.77 |
| Total | 531.12 |
3. Continue to actively enforce litter pollution and waste management legislation, bye laws and standards
- Litter survey and monitoring training for staff has taken place. The results will provide data for National Litter Monitoring Survey.
- CCTV policy with regard to litter monitoring being reviewed
4. Improve the litter disposal systems available to the public
- Survey on level of servicing of bins will lead to more efficient schedule of emptying and cleaning of bins.
5. Expand the recycling opportunities within the County
- Textile tender - award of contract to commence at start of second quarter.
- Bring banks - new sites identified for recycling.
- 'How to manage waste in the home' leaflet includes information on waste prevention, reuse and recycling.
6. Continue to monitor and review road cleansing service in order to provide an improved service.
- Road sweeping - The current contract has been extended and the new contract to be appointed early April.
7. Develop a litter management programme for designated urban areas within the County – Tallaght city, Clondalkin town centre and other designated areas
- Community engagement including businesses, residents and schools is required to effect change. Tidy Towns talks held in Clondalkin and Lucan, planned talks to take place in Rathcoole, Palmerston and Brittas.
- Environment Department leading focus on Public realm with an emphasis on litter management.
8. Prepare litter management, education and awareness programmes that promote community and business involvement, community identity and responsibility, personal responsibility, youth activity etc.
- Green schools programme
- Green Times distributed to all schools
- Tidy Towns information programme ongoing.
- Litter awareness workshop for staff from all departments to encourage a Council wide collaborative approach to creating a litter free County..
- Anti -Gum litter campaign targeting young people to be launched in May
9. Encourage active participation in Anti Litter Campaigns
- Community clean ups guidelines produced and included in Social Credits System
- National Spring Clean April 2012 promoted and encouraged.
- Tidy towns –Over 100 people attended a Public meeting held in Tallaght on 16th Feb. as a result of the interest local meetings have been arranged to establish the Tidy Town process
10. Develop a communications programme to promote a litter free County – including the promotion of the use of www.southdublin.ie and www.dublinwaste.ie
- 'How to manage waste in the home leaflet 'distributed to all households.
- Social media campaign based on 'How to manage waste in the home'
- Fast food information and school newsletter Green Times available online
- Partnership with Echo newspaper on Tidy Towns – with a weekly Tidy Towns update in the newspaper
11. Optimise the application of available technology in the enforcement and prevention of litter
There is an ongoing programme to optimise the use all available technology including the www.fixyourstreet.ie , CCTV, customer contact system and spatial mapping. Mobile data gathering surveys are used to directly capture and map all data – litter bin locations, recycling locations and litter black spots. The litter wardens service also use data gathering mobile phones to record, photograph and pinpoint location of dumping and littering.
Data from mobile phones used to monitor effectiveness of cleansing schedule.
12. Utilise systematic data analysis systems to monitor and plan Litter management and decision making
The ongoing use of mobile data capture systems automatically records locations and activity. This leads to the ability to spatially map and inform decision making.
Litter Survey results will be used to provide effective monitoring of actions.
13. Continue to research and implement best practice models
A cross departmental litter forum has been established to review current practices, monitor litter related activity and progress actions under the implementation plan of the Litter Management Plan.
Collaborative discussions ongoing with the ESB regarding condition of sub stations and efforts to establish a protocol to deal with graffiti and litter in their surrounds
14. Ensure the provision of a litter management plan for all major events
Litter management is included in licence agreements.