| 1 | % of sites falling below cleanliness standard for Detritus | % | 2.49 | 8 | 2.75 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Red | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: 291 surveys were undertaken during this period and 8 areas (2.75%) were identified as not being predominantly free of detritus. Performance is within target. |
| 2 | % of sites falling below cleanliness standard for Dog Fouling | % | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Green | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: 291 surveys were undertaken during this period and all areas were identified as being predominantly free of dog fouling. This is within target and represents good local environmental quality. |
| 3 | % of sites falling below cleanliness standard for Litter | % | 1.49 | 5 | 1.72 | Apr 2024 | Monthly | Red | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: 291 surveys were undertaken during this period and 5 areas (1.72%) were identified as not being predominantly free of litter. Performance is within target. |
| 4 | % reduction in number of flytipping incidents against 2023/24 baseline | % | | 5 | 17.04 | Jul 2024 | Quarterly | N/A | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: There has been a 17% reduction in fly tips from April - September 2024/25 compared to the same period in 2023/24. |
| 5 | Number of missed bin collections per 100,000 collections of household waste | Number | 45 | 40 | 35 | Jul 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: Performance to the end of quarter 2 2024/25 shows further improvement and is within target. In context, there have been 1581 reported missed bins out of 4.5 million collections. |
| 6 | Number of parks achieving 'green flag' status across the county | Number | 12 | 12 | 13 | Jul 2024 | Annually | Green | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: The 2024 winners of a Green Flag for Northumberland's parks were: Alexandra Park (Cramlington), Astley Park (Seaton Delaval), Carlisle Park (Morpeth), Ridley Park (Blyth), Flagstaff Park (Berwick), Coronation Park (Berwick), Eastwoods Park (Prudhoe), Hexham Parks, Hirst Park (Ashington), Dr Pit Park (Bedlington), Druridge Bay Country Park, Bolam Lake Country Park and Plessey Woods Country Park. These are excellent results and we have exceeded our target. |
| 7 | Percentage of bulky waste collections undertaken on the agreed day of collection | % | 99.5 | 99 | 99.6 | Sep 2024 | Monthly | Green | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: 6094 collections undertaken since April 2024 and 6072 were on the agreed day of collection. Performance remains good and above target. |
| 8 | Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting | % | 35.1 | 36 | 37.7 | Apr 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: Target of 36% has been exceeded but performance has fallen by 1.9 % this quarter compared with the same quarter last year. |
| 9 | Percentage of municipal waste land filled | % | 4.1 | 10 | 17 | Apr 2024 | Quarterly | Red | Red | Up to date | |
COMMENTS: This quarter saw planned maintenance of the Energy From Waste Plant (shutdown). This lead to some tonnage that would usually be sent for producing electricity had to go to landfill.
ACTIONS: Monitoring is in place through contract meetings to ensure year end performance moves back towards the annual target. |
| 10 | Percentage of recycling, reuse, and composting at Household Waste Recovery Centres | % | 66.2 | 68.6 | 69.1 | Jul 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: Target met. There has been an increase in recycled materials to HWRCs. |
| 11 | Proportion of fly-tips removed from public areas within 3 days | % | 98.19 | 95 | 98.76 | Sep 2024 | Monthly | Green | Green | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: 1191 out of 1943 fly tips have been removed from public areas within 3 days since April 2024. Performance remains good and above target. |
| 12 | Volume of household waste generated per household | Kg | 941 | 257 | 261 | Apr 2024 | Quarterly | Green | Amber | Up to date | |
| COMMENTS: The tonnage of household waste generated has remained unchanged as in the same quarter in 2023. |