Public litter bins – current provision and changes
Case reference FOI2026/01307
Received 9 August 2026
Published 21 August 2026
Request
1. The current number of public litter bins or combined litter/recycling bins for which the authority is responsible. Where your records permit, please split this between: - streets/highways and other public realm; - parks/open spaces; - council housing estates; and - other locations. Please exclude household or communal residential refuse/recycling containers. 2. Your current electronic asset list/register for these bins, containing the following existing fields where held: - asset ID; - location, coordinates and/or postcode; - location/category type; - bin type and/or capacity; - planned emptying/service frequency; and - installation date. I am requesting an export of existing recorded fields only. Please do not undertake a manual exercise to complete fields which are not already recorded. 3. For each of: - 2024/25; - 2025/26; and - 2026/27 to the date of this request, the number of public litter bins: - newly installed; and - permanently removed, where these totals can be obtained from an existing asset-management record or report. If installation/removal dates are already contained in the asset data supplied under question 2, that data is sufficient and no separate calculation is required.
Response
Please see attached spreadsheet for information held in relation to your request. None have been installed recently.
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.