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Refuse Collection
The Cleansing Section is part of the Controller of Works
Division, the Administrative Headquarters of this Division being
situated at Upper Rainham Road Personal enquiries regarding
services provided by the Controller of Works are also entertained
at the various Borough Offices
The Controller of Works states that -
"Approximately 100,000 dustbins are emptied each
week by110 collectors using 30 vehicles of the most
up-to-date rear loading compression type in addition
approximately 250 special collections are made each
week for bulky household items Some materials,
such as builders' rubbish, garden refuse, rubble and
fencing are not collected but such items can be
taken by residents' own private transport to the
disposal site in Gerpins Lane This site, and all
other refuse disposal operations, are now controlled
by the Greater London Council"
Street Cleansing
This work of clearing over 300 miles of roads is carried
out by 21 teams each normally consisting of two sweepers and an
electrical truck operator and 40 street orderlies with hand barrows
Four suction type sweeper collecting machines are employed in
carriageways, although increases in parked vehicles makes the
use of these machines less effective A Work Study has now been
completed in the Street Cleansing Section, and it is hoped that
the implementation of this Report will lead to an improved
service throughout the Borough
Refuse Disposal
As mentioned previously refuse disposal arrangements for
the London Boroughs is the responsibility of the Greater London
Council (Department of Public Health Engineering) and the
following information has been supplied by their Area Engineer:-
"Household and shop refuse, street sweepings,
gully detritus and highway waste material, is delivered
direct by your collection vehicles to landfill
sites at either Little Belhus, South Ockendon
(Contractor) or Aveley No 1 Pit, Aveley (GLC)
Trade refuse can be taken by tradesmen to the GLC
transfer station at Frizlands Lane, Dagenham,where
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