24 August 2022
Your requests
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 to request the following information from Lambeth London Borough Council regarding the council's refuse collection vehicles. Please may you provide information on:
- whether the council has a written policy, procurement strategy, practice, order, direction or other document which sets out your policy on the procurement of refuse collection vehicles. If the answer is affirmative, please provide a copy.
- how many refuse collection vehicles are currently in control of or procured by the council and in operation in your local authority?
- for each of the refuse collection vehicles currently in control of and procured by the council and in operation in your local authority, please provide the following details:
- age
- producer
- model
- type of fuel used
Our response
- London Borough of Lambeth Municipal Waste Management Strategy 2011 – 2031 Headline Strategy Update can be found here title page layout (lambeth.gov.uk) Recycling, Waste and Cleansing Contract Decision Report Public - Waste cabinet report part 1 vs 3.6 final.pdf (lambeth.gov.uk)
- 39 refuse and recycling RCVs
- age - 4 x 7 years old, 7 x 6 years old, 3 x 4 years old, 1 x 2 years old, 24 x 1 year old. producer – Dennis Eagle and Mercedes
model - Elite Euro 6 and Econic
type of fuel used - 37 x diesel and 2 x electric