COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
HEADED ITEM NO. 18
Litter Management Plan 2011-2014 Quarterly Report June 2012
1. Develop programmes on the basis of targeting the various litter categories, blackspots and illegal means of disposing of waste/refuse
- Launch of regional Anti gum Litter initiative, took place in the Square Shopping Centre on the 17th May with the Mayor of South Dublin County in attendance.
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.
| Customer Care stats 30th March 2012 – 31st May 2012 | |||
| Overall numbers | Closed numbers | Open numbers | |
| General | |||
| Abandoned Cars | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| Burnt out cars | 2 | 2 | - |
| Community Clean-ups | 5 | 5 | - |
| Open spaces | 50 | 34 | 16 |
| Social credits | 51 | 44 | 7 |
| Cleansing | |||
| Cleansing | 275 | 245 | 30 |
| Graffiti | 90 | 73 | 17 |
| Enforcement | |||
| Litter warden service | 406 | 366 | 40 |
| Illegal dumping | 361 | 289 | 63 |
| Litter fines/prosecutions | 45 | 36 | 9 |
| Total |
| Waste Collection & Disposal Tonnages | April 2012 | May 2012 |
| Cleansing | 77.920 tonnes | 87.480 tonnes |
| Operations | 53.940 tonnes | 67.36 tonnes |
| Litter Bin collections | 27.940 tonnes | 32.160 tonnes |
| Total | 159.800 tonnes | 187 tonnes |
3. Continue to actively enforce litter pollution and waste management legislation, bye laws and standards
Litter enforcement at ATMs
Arrangements have been made to visit and monitor 10 locations. The 6 litter Warden have 2 sites each to visit, one attached to a bank and another not attached to a bank. A report will be compiled as a result of this exercise.
| Enforcement of Litter Laws - National indicators | April 2011 |
| Number of on -the - spot fines issued | 92 |
| Number of on-the-spot fines paid | 40 |
| Number of notices issued (under Sec9,15,16,17 & 20 of Litter Act 1997) | 11 |
| Total number of prosecutions taken (all prosecutions) | 2 |
| Number of prosecutions cases taken because of non payment of on-the spot fines | 2 |
| Total number of prosecutions secured (all prosecutions under the Litter Acts 1997-2003) | 2 |
| Number of prosecutions secured (relating to non-payment of on-the-spot fines | 2 |
4. Improve the litter disposal systems available to the public
- Scheduling of litter bins collection to be made available.
5. Expand the recycling opportunities within the County
- Textile tender - award of contract being arranged.
- Bring banks - new sites being examined.
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 discussions are underway with the service provider.
7. Develop a litter management programme for designated urban areas within the County – Tallaght city, Clondalkin town centre and other designated areas
- A cleansing, grass cutting and road sweeping schedule is being made available. The Council is focusing on village areas.
- Areas where the Tidy Towns process has been successful Clondalkin, Palmerston, North Clondalkin, Griffeen Glen and Rathfarnham have a proactive community, business and school approach to areas. The Council is actively working with groups in these areas.
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 ongoing
- Tidy Towns information programme ongoing.
- Participation in Anti gum Litter initiative, National Launch was on 2nd May and regional launch is on the 17th May with the Mayor of South Dublin County in attendance. Students from Old Bawn Community School took part and undertook a gum litter survey.
- Eco-Week held from 23rd – 28th April approximate attendance at week of events, 3341. Events were held in school, libraries and parks for all sectors
9. Encourage active participation in Anti Litter Campaigns
- Community clean ups guidelines produced and included in Social Credits System – 177 clean-ups arranged to end of May
- 134 applicants have applied by post and online to the National Spring Clean from South County Dublin.
- Tidy towns programme ongoing
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
· Anti litter communication programme using social media and technology for Summer period.
11. Optimise the application of available technology in the enforcement and prevention of litter
· www.fixyourstreet.ie , CCTV, customer contact system and spatial mapping use and promotion ongoing.
· Spatial data information on environmental services being made available.
12. Utilise systematic data analysis systems to monitor and plan Litter management and decision making
- Use of mobile data capture systems continues to be used in decision making.
13. Continue to research and implement best practice models
· Ongoing discussion with other Local Authorities and public bodies to research and develop best practice models.
14. Ensure the provision of a litter management plan for all major events
· Litter management is included in licence agreements