Responsible Waste Disposal
Responsible Waste Disposal is everyone’s responsibility. Rubbish and fly tipping can affect the way that neighbourhoods look and the way people living there feel about their own communities. We encourage correct waste disposal and will take action against those who don’t.
We want all our residents to take pride in their homes and neighbourhoods and be responsible for disposing of their waste in the correct way. We do take action against individuals who continually discard their waste incorrectly.
Education
When we find evidence to prove who the waste belongs to, if it’s a first offence we'll reach out to the individual to make sure they know what they should and shouldn’t be doing with their waste. We'll do this by asking them to sign one of our waste disposal agreements. If further evidence is found, we'll then proceed with enforcement action and their tenancy could be at risk.
If we have a bin store or street that continuously has waste issues and we don’t have any evidence of who the waste belongs to, we'll firstly send out waste disposal advice letters or we may ask every resident to sign a bin store agreement to acknowledge they understand how to dispose of their waste correctly.
Enforcement
We work closely with local authorities to make sure our neighbourhoods are kept clean. If our approach and education on waste disposal has not helped, we'll ask your local authority to issue a Section 46 notice. A section 46 is a legal notice issue under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. They're issued to residents who fail to comply with the local authorities’ instructions of correct waste disposal. The notice will inform you of how to store, dispose and present your waste for collection. If the notice is not followed, a fixed penalty notice and fine could be issued to you by your local authority.
If the notice is ignored and the behaviour continues, we'll ask your local authority to issue you with a Community Protection Warning (CPW). A CPW will outline what action you're required to take or stop within a set time period. This is a opportunity to change behaviour without any formal sanctions being taken. If the individual does not comply with the CPW, they'll be issued with a Community Protection Notice (CPN) and a fine for incorrect waste disposal.