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  • Agenda item
  • Agenda item

    Chris Brown, DDC Waste Services

    Will give a brief overview of his work.

    Minutes:

    Anne Charman, KCC, explained that Melanie Price, Clean Kent Co-ordinator KCC, had been taken ill suddenly and was therefore unable to attend the Forum and talk about her work.  Her presentation was shown and a note made of any question which could not be answered at the time but which would be passed to Melanie, or any other appropriate officer, with the replies being forwarded to those attending the meeting.

     

    Clean Kent is a partnership between KCC, 12 districts, Kent Fire & Rescue Service (KFRS), Police, Environment Agency, Highways Agency, Crown Prosecution Service and other which focuses on fly-tipping, littering, environmental criminal damage and Anti Social behaviour (ASB).  Specific action targeted rogue traders taking away domestic rubbish are registered waste carriers.  A campaign with KFRS aimed at changing attitudes and behaviour regarding rubbish fires encouraging young people to make informed choices so preventing/deterring loose or contained rubbish fires.  The tactics used include cinema adverts, online information, talking to young people using Face book, You Tube, etc.  An education initiative using secondary theatre targeted years 8 and 9 in high fire-risk areas of Kent and used a scenario of ASB escalating into wheelie-bin fire which trapped residents in flats above in a burning building.  The young person causing the fire received a custodial sentence and the performance is supported by on-line teaching resources.  This is being developed into a workshop aimed at young people on the verge of offending.

     

    Legislation on waste carriers and fly-tipping meant that householders could be liable to prosecution if their domestic waste was found to have been fly-tipped.  Householders have a duty of care and should be sure that they used a registered waste carrier; details are available on-line at www.cleankent.com or from the Environmental Agency on telephone number 08708 506506.  The maximum penalty for fly-tipping is now up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a £50,000 fine.  Kent is one of the most successful counties in the UK in addressing fly-tipping with a highly experienced enforcement team, shared legal powers, a 24 hour contact centre on 0845 3450210, legal support and a robust prosecution policy.  With regard to litter clearance, KCC and the district support community activities by providing equipment, health and safety advice, insurance and collection of waste materials collected by volunteers.  Information is available at www.cleankent.com.

     

    Neighbourhood Watch members were invited to join Clean Kent Watch to focus on reporting risks and incidences of rubbish accumulations, abandoned vehicles, rubbish fires and fly-tipping.  They would provide intelligence to support a criminal investigation and alert teams to areas where cleaning was required.

     

    Question and Answer Session

     

    • Many elderly people do not use computers, emails or the internet so need lists of registered waste carriers – what can Councils do to promote this?
    • Registered waste carriers all have a licence; householders using their services should ask to see the licence and note the number, this should avoid the householder being prosecuted.  Is there legislation to ensure that waste carriers must give householders documents showing their registration and details of waste collected?