Our waste crews have collected an average of around 1,750 tonnes of kerbside waste every collection day over the last year.
They have also collected around 245 tonnes daily from our household recycling centres.
In all over the past year, 321,121 tonnes of household waste was collected in 2025, five per cent more than the previous year.
The mobile waste centres were out 198 times across 26 wards.
Despite the ongoing industrial action, missed collections are down by 52% compared to before the strikes – a big step forward.
There has also been a 22% improvement on tonnage collected per employee compared to before the strikes.
Over the Christmas period we had additional clean-up crews from our three depots targeting fly-tipping hotspots.
Since 1 April last year we have seized 23 vehicles for fly-tipping and issued 462 fixed penalty notices of £1,000 each for fly-tipping offences.
Cllr Majid Mahmood, cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “This just shows what we can do using more efficient routes and technology and this will continue to improve as we roll out the new service.
“We have done all we can to support residents during the industrial action, including extending opening hours of our household recycling centres over the summer and Christmas as well as extra deployment of the mobile waste centres.
“I know residents are frustrated and I’m sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate their patience. I’m really grateful for the many volunteers and community groups who are supporting us and helping their fellow residents during this challenging time.”
