Street Cleansing
The cleansing of the Town’s
roads is currently contracted out to BIFFA, who have had the
contract for six years.
The state of the streets and other areas is
constantly monitored and the schedules amended to ensure the
contractor’s resources are allocated where there is the most need,
and as the town grows the re-allocation of resources becomes more
important.
- Town Centres - Daily
- Most urban residential areas are litter
picked and road swept - Fortnightly
- Rural roadsweeps of kerbed areas -
Monthly
- Busy town footways - Weekly
- Housing garage areas - Quarterly
- Car Parks - Quarterly
- Weed control - Twice per year
As part of the Council's efforts to keep the town clean and
tidy, there are 306 dog waste bins and just over 800 litter
bins.
It is estimated that this year that the
Council will need to spend in the region of £950,000 keeping the
streets of the Borough clean, if residents and visitors
didn't just discard their rubbish, this money could be
invested in new facilities for the town.
On new developments, street cleansing can sometimes become a
problem, as the Council does not take on the responsibility for the
cleansing until the road has been adopted by the Council.
Until that time the cleansing remains the responsibility of the
developer.
Ashford Borough Council is not responsible for
cleaning rear alleyways, unadopted roads or private property.
If there is an obstruction on the highway,
this should be reported to Kent County Council, Highways Unit
on 08458 247800. If the obstruction is on the A2070 Ashford
to Brenzett road, this should be reported to The Highways Agency’s
Contractor, Interoute on 01634 385503.
To report a problem regarding street cleansing
use our online
form or telephone 01233 330535.
This webpage was updated on
8/7/2008