Missed bin collections in Hollingdean and Mile Oak Brighton News

A report to Brighton and Hove City Council’s West Hove and Portslade Area Housing Panel next week said residents wanted regular weekly collections at Stonery Close – and more small refuse vans.

According to documents from the meeting, residents complained that recycling has only been collected from Stonery Close three times since last August.

And they said these collections were only made after contacting councilors who then contacted Cityclean, the council’s waste and recycling department.

They said the recycling bins on the street regularly overflowed as residents of nearby streets also used the communal bins.

In meeting documents, Cityclean’s operations manager, Melissa Francis, said: ‘Cityclean management will undertake an investigation into the missed collections at Stonery Close and take action to return it to weekly collections.

“Cityclean recently introduced a small additional cycle of calls to support collections on hard-to-reach roads. We asked for double yellow lines to help manage parking to allow better access. We buy an additional smaller pack to support recycling collections. »

There are similar issues at Hollingdean. Since January, some of the recycling bins in Southmount near Davey Drive have not been emptied, residents said, although partial collection took place on Thursday, February 24.

Residents have complained that recycling has only been collected from Stonery Close three times since last August

According to a report by the council’s North Zone Housing Committee on Wednesday, garbage collectors failed to empty street bins for a month earlier this year.

Dunster Close had no waste collection from Thursday December 23 to Friday February 4 – and waste and recycling were all put in the same lorry on Tuesday March 8.

Ms Francis said: ‘In relation to Dunster Close, this location has been moved to the small call tower which has led to an overall improvement in collections.

“There will be times when collections are missed due to vehicle breakdowns or staff shortages.”

According to meeting documents, at least one resident of Dunster Close said that although Cityclean blamed the problem on obstructions from parked cars, refuse trucks were seen driving past even when there was no obstructions.

Ms Francis added that only 1.2% of waste in Brighton and Hove went to landfill and 30% of waste was recycled.

Any items that could not be recycled but were in a recycling bin would go to the ‘energy recovery facility’ in Newhaven.

Four regional panels are due to meet next week, Tuesday and Wednesday, with some people attending in person for the first time in two years. Others may attend remotely, using Zoom online video conferencing technology.

The West Hove and Portslade Area Housing Panel is due to meet at Hove Town Hall at 2pm.

The North Area housing panel is due to meet at 7pm the same day at the Hollingdean Community Center in Thompson Road, Brighton.