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Scavenging and Refuse Disposal, etc.
The collection of refuse and the conduct of Public Conveniences
in Greenwich are under the control of the Borough Engineer and
Planning Officer who has kindly supplied me with the following
information:—
"Street Cleansing
There are 250 miles of roads in the Borough which were cleansed
with the following frequencies:—
at least once daily 9%
three times weekly 21%
twice weekly 70%
One hundred and one street sweepers were employed and, in
addition a mechanical sweeper and sprinkler was used to sweep
the main traffic roads and shopping streets.
Street Gullies
There are 15,100 street gullies which were cleansed entirely by
mechanical means three times a year.
Refuse Collection
Some 65,270 tons of refuse were collected from 78,380 dustbins
and 2,030 bulk containers.
Collection was generally weekly but was more frequent at certain
blocks of flats and other premises.
The number of requests for special collections of unwanted
furniture and other bulky items fell during the year but even so
some 6,750 requests were dealt with in the year.
Unwanted Cars
During 1968 some 400 abandoned cars were cleared from the
roads and 707 were collected at their respective owner's request.
In addition, 536 were delivered by their owners to the Council's
depots.
The Civic Amenities Act, 1967, came into operation in this
Borough in August, 1968. Under this Act, the responsibility for the
disposal of derelict and abandoned vehicles in the London area
becomes vested in the Greater London Council. Arrangements have
been made for local Councils to act as agents for the G.L.C. in the
collection of these vehicles.