Needles Collection

Summary

 Neighbourhood Pride deals with all issues that affect street cleanliness; including grass cutting, litter collection, shrub bed maintenance, street sweeping, needle collections, and graffiti removal.

Discarded needles are collected and disposed of when reported or found.

 Eligibility

 Available to all Council departments, householders and businesses. At present we are unable to offer a needle seach and collection service within properties. We can offer help by supplying a needle sharps box to owners/occupiers to put the needles in and we will then arrange for the disposal of the disgarded needles

 

Procedure

 Please report incidents of discarded needles.

The customer can contact 01226 775656 or Barnsley Connects centre, and give details of the discarded needles (quantity, location). The information would be directed to the relevant Neighbourhood Pride supervisor, who would arrange removal. Any evidence found as to the perpetrators of the tipping will be passed onto the council's 'Environmental Regulatory Unit' to take enforcement action.

Please advise the customer not to touch any syringes they find, unless it is necessary to do so in order to protect children etc.

 

Helplines

From 9am until 5pm please report a problem through the BARNSLEY CONNECTS CONTACT CENTRE by telephoning (01226) 775656.

Charges/Fees

 Discarded needle collection is mainly free of charge, although in some instances a charge may be incurred.

 

Method of Payment Available

 Where a charge has been incurred an invoice will be sent.

 

Opening Times

 No customer facing reception points for Neighbourhood Pride. Contact can be made through Area Housing offices.

 

How the Customer Can Help

 Please give as much detail as possible:

• Name
• Address.
• Daytime contact telephone number.
• Specific location of problem.
• Private land or Council land if known.
• Visibility of needles.
• Approx. Number of needles

 

Legislation

 Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Controlled Waste Regulations 1992.
Special Waste Regulations 1996.
Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991.

 

Response Times/Next Step

 Discarded needles should be collected the same day during daylight hours, Monday to Friday. (See out of hours service).

 

Out of Hours Procedure

 To Request needle recovery out of hours please use the Safer Neighbourhood teams golden line numbers.

Safer Neighbourhood teams 

Owner Officer Contact Details

 

Neighbourhood Services,  write to PO Box 605, S70 9FF

Tel: (01226) 774359.

e mail NeighbourhoodServices@barnsley.gov.uk

 

Related Links:

Report a discarded needle

Safer Neighbourhood teams

Last modified on 8/7/2008