Tags for Forum Posts: dumped rubbish, veolia
Yes, I'm very irritated by this failure as I first reported the rubbish around the bin (and the over full bin) on the 16th May. The only thing they appeared to do was empty the bin and leave the dumped rubbish which they then added to by putting the sweeping bags next to the bin a couple of days later and then did not collect by the end of the day.
The dumped clothes thing is even more irritating. I found a load of rubbish strewn around and bags dumped on the 16th which I tidied up and reported.
I would have expected the whole lot to be gone by Wednesday end of day at the latest but people were telling me that it was still there on Thursday.
They then appeared to have picked up the dumped bags but left any rubbish that was pulled out of the bags behind (they did a similar thing with a large fly tip by the school).
Don't know about you but I expect all rubbish to be cleared up at the same time, otherwise you are making work for yourself when someone else has to come and clear up the stuff you left behind.
Veolia street sweeper chap was doing Passage yesterday. Now has an Enterprise cart back in use so he 'can get through the bollards at each end of the section of the Passage'. Apparently Veolia carts are 'too wide' on some sections of the Passage.
Purple bags picked up by roving vehicle. No method for Sweepers to report dumping back to Team that deals with this apparently, like there used to be with Enterprise set-up.
All this said by one sweeper so take with a pinch of salt if you like.
I take the expression about a pinch of salt to mean that someone may be exaggerating. Though personally, Matt, I don't start by discounting or disbelieving what your informant says. I do try to cross-check and piece together multiple bits of information. Including my own conversations with Council and Veolia staff.
Communication about dumping was one of the issues which Reg Rice, Lorna Reith and I raised with Veolia last Wednesday. They said sweepers are expected to write details of fly-tipping they spot and report it to their manager. I suggested they consider a pilot with sweepers reporting via mobile phones. Plainly there are cost implications.
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Incidentally, these days I keep hearing that some Haringey staff are told they mustn't speak to councillors. If true, it's the best possible compliment the more secretive, injelitant parts of the Council's organisation could possibly give us.
Presumably they worry that we might see past the curtain of Obfuscandian bureauburble.
(Tottenham Hale ward councillor)
Couldn't agree more. I was in Wood Green today and it was RANK. All the bins were overflowing, with piles of rubbish around them and litter flapping around everywhere. Those distinctive purple Veola bags were never far away. Like this ...
It isn't great advertising for Veola is it?
The thing that really struck me was how inadequate the number of bins were. Unless they were being emptied midday it was just inevitable that they would be spilling over pretty quickly.
Some thoughts:
I emailed Haringey about their policy when it comes to emptying bins about 3 weeks but have not yet had a reply. If anyone knows how often they are supposed to be emptied do please post here.
Veolia is now one of the 3 bidders for £4.7 billions contracts with north London, which includes Haringey.
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