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Trade refuse is not collected by the Council, but shopkeepers
are allowed to deposit their trade refuse (mainly food tins) at
the Council's tip on payment of a small fee.
Refuse is disposed of by controlled tipping, average distance
of haulage being four miles.
Four teams of collectors now operate in the northern area,
each with two vehicles, and the relay system is worked. One
vehicle is hired for the collection of refuse in the rural areas.
One vehicle is used for the collection of kitchen waste, a
limited number of bins being distributed throughout the district
to allow for their being emptied three times each week.
During the year three side-loading refuse collecting vehicles
of seven cubic yard capacity were purchased, and this made it
possible to operate another collecting team in the district, and
also to undertake the collection of the waste from the two large
hospitals in the area, this work having previously been carried
out by a contractor.
The cost of the collection and disposal of the refuse was
equivalent to a rate poundage of 7.27d. The average cost of
collection and disposal for each dwelling house per annum being
approximately 18s. 4d.
During the year it became difficult to sell waste paper, and
a large stock of mixed paper bales accumulated at the salvage
depot. The price paid for waste paper dropped considerably, and
the Council had to give consideration to the whole question of
salvage collection. After full consideration of all the facts the
Council decided to discontinue the collection of all salvage other
than kitchen waste as from October 15th. This decision was
reached as it was not possible to continue the collection on an
economical basis and there were no assured outlets for the
salvage collected.
977 tons 11 cwts. 11 lbs. of all salvage were sold for £4,431.
Included in the above total was 558 tons 16 cwts. 3 quarters
of kitchen waste sold for £1,677.