56 pitches, 49 toilets and much more...
Those were just some of the facts and figures that members of the Council’s Environmental Services Committee learned at Tuesday night’s meeting from the new Director Aidan McPeak.
Mr McPeak gave a presentation on the wide spread of jobs required from the department over a huge area which stretches from Greysteel to the Glens.
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Hide Ad67,000 households require waste collection and 75,000 tonnes of waste is collected.
There are 2,500 km of roads and streets to be cleaned and 49 sets of toilets in the Borough.
The Environmental Section of Council has 154 vehicles and 210 plant and machinery.
There are 56 football pitches, 16 MUGAs, six bowling greens and two golf courses.
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There are 96 playgrounds in the CC&G Council area.
The department also looks after nine cemeteries and eleven old graveyards.
Inspectors also carry out 1,800 food premises inspections, license 16,000 dogs and look after 39 caravan sites, eight harbours and three marinas.