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!

If you have any concerns to report you can either use http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/website/report_it_intro.asp or e-mail waste.team@whitehorsedc.gov.uk

Colliers Lane Gloucester Street Gravel Walk London Street Market Place Marlborough Street Southampton Street	Zone1	Daily litter picking and sweeping to achieve Grade A and maintain it predominantly free of litter and refuse (apart from small items) Litter bins emptied daily	1/2 a day This means by 6pm if reported before 1pm or by 1pm the next duty day if reported between 1pm and 6pm on the previous day
Church Street Coach Lane Cornmarket Ferndale Street Hart Avenue Bromsgrove Portway Swan Lane Lechlade Road (to Woodview) Stanford Rd (to Berners Way)	Zone 2	Daily litter picking and sweeping to achieve Grade A and maintain it predominantly free of litter and refuse (apart from small items) Litter bins emptied daily	1 day This means by 6pm the following evening
All other residential roads and footpaths including the path to the Folly	Zone 3	Checked every 2 weeks and cleansed	14 days
Rural Roads	Zone 7		14 days
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.
Dog Bins		Emptied weekly
A gulley sweeper is in Faringdon every day to cleanse. Weeds are removed in Zone 1’s and 2’s under contract with Veolia. Heavy weeded areas can be reported to OCC at southernarea@oxfordshire.gov.uk. or tel:01235 531331 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 states that every will be made effort to keep streets where cars are often parked thoroughly cleansed 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 Weekly inspection Regular weekly toilet inspections Refuse collection monitored weekly, problems dealt with as and when. Grade A No litter or 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 accumulations Extract from Code of practice on litter and refuse collection Litter is most commonly assumed to include materials, often associated with smoking, eating and drinking, that are improperly discarded and left by members of the public; Under section 98(5A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, certain discarded smoking-related materials (cigarette ends, etc.), and discarded chewing gum and the remains of other products designed for chewing, are specifically stated to be items of litter. Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse do not apply to trodden-in chewing gum. Duty bodies are not required to employ special cleansing methods to remove compacted gum or gum staining over and above normal cleansing regimes. Detritus includes dust, mud, soil, grit, gravel, stones, rotted leaf and vegetable residues, and fragments of twigs, glass, plastic and other finely divided materials. Leaf and blossom falls are to be regarded as detritus once they have substantially lost their structure and have become mushy or fragmented Large accumulations of detritus, built up over months and years, can contribute to the uncared for impression an area exudes. Detritus on metalled highways must be removed as a requirement of the duty to keep highways clean .