ECC21179617 09 26 - Roads unsuitable for refuse or recycling collection vehicles

  • Received date16/09/2026
  • Business area Districts and Boroughs
  • OutcomeInformation not held
  • SourcePrivate Sector

Request summary

Environmental Information Regulations Request


Reference:    ECC21179617 09 26
Response:    17 September 2026

 

I can confirm that Essex County Council does not hold this information.

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, could you please provide the following information from the last 12 months:

1.    A list of roads or streets where standard refuse or recycling collection vehicles are currently unable, or instructed not, to travel for routine household collections.

a.             If time and cost limits allow, please also provide the same information for commercial waste collections carried out by the council or on its behalf.

2.    Where recorded, the reason for each restriction, such as narrow roads, unsafe reversing, weight restrictions or lack of turning space.

3.    Where recorded, how collections are instead carried out, such as using a smaller vehicle, crews collecting on foot, or residents using an agreed collection point.

4.    Where recorded, the date on which the current access restriction or alternative collection arrangement began.

For clarity, I am only interested in ongoing or regular access restrictions, rather than one-off issues caused by roadworks, weather or temporary obstructions.

Please provide the information in spreadsheet format where possible.

If some information is not held, please provide the available information and clearly state what is not held.

 

I can confirm that Essex County Council does not hold this information. Your request should be directed to City, District and Borough Councils who may be able to provide you with the information. Please see our webpages which should help you further. 

 

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