Community partnerships can acquire and maintain additional salt bins at locations that do not meet the county council's criteria. In such cases the partnership must fund the cost of the bin and the salt refill as follows for each bin.
- a 200kg green (or yellow) bin - £50
- an annual maintenance charge to cover the salt replenishments - £75
- a further charge may be levied if more than two salt refills are required
If the partnership uses up all of the salt/grit between the replenishments, it may need to source additional supplies of salt/grit from builders merchants or DIY stores.
Participating community partnerships will need to have a lead representative who will be responsible for arranging payment to us for the bin and the annual maintenance charge. They will also be the direct point of contact with us if any problems arise.
The community partnerships will be responsible for maintenance of their funded bins. We will only approve repairs or replacements in agreement with the partnership group's lead representative. The community partnerships will be expected to meet the cost of repairs and replacements.
The salt/grit from the bin(s) is intended for use on public footways and roads only.