Dover District Council has installed new, larger capacity waste bins on Deal Seafront as part of our ongoing work to keep the district clean and tidy, and celebrate our beaches.
The six new bins are solar powered and have special compactors to enable them to take even more rubbish. They have a built-in sensor that constantly monitors how full the bin is, and that sends messages back to the Council’s contractor before it needs emptying. The bins were installed by Dover District Council, and are match-funded by Southern Water, as part of the Beauty of the Beach campaign.
The beach around Deal Castle was selected by Southern Water as one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ beaches where the water company is working alongside local authorities and others to improve and maintain the bathing water quality as part of a major Bathing Water Enhancement Programme (BWEP). Deal is seeing an investment of around £3.9m to help protect and enhance the area’s bathing water quality.
The Enhancement Programme was launched following an investigation into factors influencing water quality. Water quality at Deal is excellent, and partners are working together to keep it that way.
Cllr Nick Kenton, DDC Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste and Health said: “We have some fantastic beaches in Dover District, but it’s important that we all work together to keep them clean. We are delighted to be able to install these new bins, and to continue to work with our partners to keep our beaches beautiful and our bathing water excellent.”
For more information on beaches in Dover District, and on the Beauty of the Beach campaign, please see www.dover.gov.uk/beaches
Posted on 14 December 2018