Public litter bins – current provision and changes
Case reference FOI2026/01687
Received 10 August 2026
Published 7 September 2026
Request
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your authority:
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.
Response
Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find the answers to your queries below:
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your authority:
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.
We have recorded:
• 1,050 Bins
• 127 are combined bins
• 923 are single litter bins
• 744 are roadside / street bins
• 306 are parks bins
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.
Please find this information attached.
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.
We do not hold this information for previous years.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
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