Street Cleaning new

We sweep streets across the district at different frequencies, depending on the type of road and where it’s located.
We work to the Code of Practice schedules which are below
To determine how often a street should be cleaned, we assess each one based on two factors:
How heavily it is used
The amount of litter and debris present
Street cleaning with a sweeper vehicle can’t be undertaken the morning after cold weather road gritting

Intensity of use

High intensity of use	Medium intensity of use	Low intensity of use
Areas which, through intense pedestrian or vehicular movements, or both, are prone to fluctuations in litter and refuse and require both high levels of monitoring and frequent cleansing.	Areas affected by moderate levels of pedestrian and vehicular activity and therefore less prone to fluctuations in litter and refuse, usually situated outside centres of retail or commercial activity, but used regularly by the public.	Areas subject to low or infrequent levels of pedestrian and vehicular activity and therefore less prone to fluctuations in litter and refuse. They are often located in more rural areas.

Levels of litter and detritus

	Litter	Detritus
Grade A	No litter or refuse	No detritus
Grade B	Predominately free of litter and refuse apart from some small items	Predominately free of detritus except for some light scattering
Grade C	Widespread distribution of litter and/or refuse with minor accumulations	Widespread distribution of detritus with minor accumulations
Grade D	Heavily affected by litter and/or refuse with significant accumulations	Heavily affected by detritus with significant accumulation

Grading Photos: Litter and refuse on a major road

This image shows a layby on a main road with no litter or refuse. This means it is a grade A standard.

This image shows a layby on a main road that is predominantly free of litter and refuse with the presence of a few small items. This means it is a grade B standard.

This image shows a layby on a main road with widespread distribution of litter and refuse with minor accumulations. This means it is a grade C standard.

This image shows a layby on a main road with significant accumulations of litter and refuse. This means it is a grade D standard

Grading Photos: Detritus on an urban road

This image shows an urban road with no detritus. This means it is a grade A standard.

This image shows an urban road with small scatterings of detritus. This means it is a grade B standard.

This image shows an urban road with widespread distribution of minor accumulations of detritus. This means it is a grade C standard.

This image shows an urban road with significant accumulations of detritus. This means it is a grade D standard.

Maximum response time to restore to a grade A standard (if fallen below Grade B)

High intensity of use	Medium intensity of use	Low intensity of use
Half a day (this means by 6pm if reported before 1pm, or by 1pm the next day if reported between 1pm and 6pm on the previous day)	1 day (this means by 6pm the following evening)	14 days