Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council, through its
Contractors BIFFA (GB) Ltd, operate a Street Cleansing Service
throughout the Borough. As part of the Street Cleansing
Contract there are 10 Vehicles, 6 Manual
Barrows and a total of 20 Operatives
are employed directly in the Street Cleansing side of the
Contract. Their jobs are to sweeping of streets, removal of
litter and removal of flytips, across the Borough.
Street Sweeping Schedules
The vehicles and manpower detailed above operate on a complex
schedule. Below is a summary of the frequency and nature of
sweeping across the Borough:
- Immediate Town Centre Area - swept daily with a permanent
presence of a sweeper in the Town Centre;
- Outer Town Centre Area - swept weekly and swept fortnightly
with a mechanical sweeper which includes back streets;
- Main Roads and Bus Routes - swept at least twice a week;
- Areas with high concentration of Shops - swept daily
before 9.00 am;
- All Roads in the Borough - swept every five weeks by the large
mechanical sweeper;
- A number of Rural Roads - swept every 12 weeks;
- Litter Blackspots - inspected daily by a Hit
Squad, which is also used for the rapid removal of fly
tips and litter in badly littered areas.
Approximately 780 tonnes of litter is removed
from the Borough's Streets every year. Barrow-in-Furness
Borough Council's Street Cleansing Service currently has a Best
Value Performance Indicator (BVPI) Rating of 20 %, which is 10 %
better than the required National Standard.
To report a litter related problem phone 01229 876412. You
may also report issues on-line, as a complaint/ query,
using the Waste Management reporting facility.