We have a contract with Idverde Ltd. to provide our street cleansing services. The contract costs approximately £2million per year and includes the following services:

• street sweeping and litter picking
• emptying and cleaning of litter bins
• sweeping of Council owned car parks
• weed spraying and other methods of weed control
• removal of fly-tipping
• removal of graffiti and fly posting
• pressure washing of footpaths
• clearance of leaf fall in Autumn
• gritting and snow clearance
• inspection and repair of children’s play area equipment
• removal of epicormic growth from trees
• other general street cleansing duties

For an average band D property in Warwick District, approximately £35 per year of their Council tax goes towards the cost of these services – that’s just 69p per week.