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Forty-seven workmen are employed on the work of collection
and disposal.
All the refuse is disposed of by means of controlled tipping on
low-lying land of poor agricultural value at Budgin's Hill, Pratts
Bottom. The refuse is deposited in layer formation, consolidated,
covered and sealed in accordance with modern principles of controlled
tipping as laid down by the Ministry of Housing and Local
Government. The layer formations are arranged so that the final
layer merges with the contours of the site. Completed sections are
covered with soil, and then sown with grass seed, thus reclaiming the
land and enabling it to be used as pasture.
Two men are employed at the tip, a Major Tractor Muledozer
being used for the levelling process and approximately 19,500 tons
of refuse is deposited annually.
The cost of collection and disposal compares favourably with
districts of comparable size and characteristics.
The costing returns of the Ministry of Housing and Local
Government published in 1960 show that the net cost per 1,000
population for collection and disposal of house refuse was £558,
and the net cost per 1,000 premises for collection and disposal
was £1,711.
The Abstract of Accounts prepared by the Council's Treasurer
for the year ended 31st March, 1960, showed that on a unit basis,
the cost of house refuse collection and disposal was £1 18s. 9d. per
dwelling per annum.