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These are the street cleansing targets for Faringdon. If you think these are not being adhered to,
let someone know. The contact numbers are listed below - If no-one complains, nothing will be done!

Town Centre
Gloucester St, Gravel Walk, Marlborough St, CornMarket, Market Square, Southampton St, London St, Colley's Lane
Zone1 Daily litter picking and sweeping to achieve Grade A by 8am, and maintain it predominantly free of litter and refuse (apart from small items)Litter bins emptied daily If falls to Grade C (widespread distribution of litter and refuse with minor accumulations). Biffa are required to return it to Grade A within 1 hour.
Town Centre
Church St, Coach Lane, Ferndale St, Hart Avenue, Bromsgrove, Station Road
Zone 2 Daily litter picking and sweeping to achieve Grade A by 9 am and maintain it predominantly free of litter and refuse (apart from small items)Litter bins emptied daily
If falls to Grade C (widespread distribution of litter and refuse with minor accumulations). Biffa are required to return it to Grade A within 1 hour.
Other streets Beyond Zone 1 and 2 Monthly sweeping of streets and footpaths to achieve Grade A. If an area falls to below Grade C, Biffa are obliged to return to Grade A in 6 hours
Southampton St toilets   5 visits, 4 cleans per day, between 08.00 and 20.00, excluding Christmas day only Failure notices issued in respect of non-provision of service should be rectified by end of following working day.
Grade A Pavements and gutters swept, such that is neither large or small litter
Grade B Some small litter
Grade C Large and small litter

Street cleansing contractor is required to achieve the above standards, every day, using whatever means are appropriate. This is most likely to be mechanical means - road and pavement sweeper - but where necessary should include manual cleansing.

The contract includes an element of washing where needed in specific areas. Eg. pigeon droppings, oily/sticky substances This is should be carried out approximately on a monthly basis.

Contract monitoring by VWHDC
Regular weekly inspection of Zones 1 and 2, near to 8.15 am when possible
Random street cleansing inspections every month
Regular weekly toilet inspections
Refuse collection monitored weekly, problems dealt with as and when.
Weeds in pavements Oxford County 01235 531331



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