Food waste collection misses in review
By Amy Woodward·Repeated missed food waste collections across BCP will be reviewed by councillors this Wednesday.
BCP Council's report says 695 of the 190,260 households with access to the weekly service have reported "repeated missed collections", meaning at least three, since April, when the rollout reached remaining Poole properties and Bournemouth flats.
Bournemouth accounted for 369 households and 1,986 reports, which the report partly links to its high number of flats, while 69.9 per cent of repeatedly affected households reported four or five misses out of 26.
One property reported 30 incidents, and checks found factors including "access and location problems", vehicle breakdowns, hot weather and staffing consistency before crews were given more route notes for collections.
The report says rounds were rebalanced, a seventh vehicle was obtained and two skips were purchased to transfer food waste, while a new online escalation function is being finalised for repeated missed bin reports.
The report, which looks at the new food waste collection service and the steps taken since the rollout, will go to the environment and place overview and scrutiny meeting this Wednesday.
