Appendix 1: Cityclean customer feedback and contact

 

Table 1: missed collections, complaints and compliments

 

Missed refuse collections

Missed recycling collections

Complaints

Compliments

Commentary

Quarter 3 2019/20

354

859

143

30

 

Quarter 4 2019/20

395

1089

124

29

 

Quarter 1 2020/21

532

1155

66

63

First lockdown. Refuse prioritised over recycling. One-third collections staff isolated in line with government announcements. Social distancing required in vehicles. Telephone line closed.

Quarter 2 2020/21

401

962

88

34

One-third collections staff isolated in line with government announcements. Social distancing required in vehicles. Telephone line closed.

Quarter 3 2020/21

367

742

68

34

Social distancing required in vehicles. Telephone line closed.

Quarter 4 2020/21

362

754

37

31

Social distancing required in vehicles. Telephone line closed.

Quarter 1 2021/22

259

659

69

39

Telephone line closed.

Quarter 2 2021/22

781

1367

123

25

Covid rates begin rising, requiring self-isolation. Ping-demic. Manual labour and HGV driver shortage. Difficult to get vehicle parts. Telephone line reopened 27 September 2021.

Quarter 3 2021/22

729

1188

103

27

Industrial action. Still high Covid rates. Manual labour and HGV driver shortage. Difficult to get vehicle parts.

Quarter 4 2021/22

651

1008

36

23

Restrictions removed; cases increase. Difficult to get agency staff due to high rates. HGV driver shortage. Difficult to get vehicle parts.

 

 

 

 

Table 2: number of contacts

 

Number of telephone calls

Number of emails

Total number of contacts

Commentary

Quarter 3 2019/20

8372

4639

13011

 

Quarter 4 2019/20

7834

5324

13158

 

Quarter 1 2020/21

 

7674

7674

First lockdown. Refuse prioritised over recycling. One-third collections staff isolated in line with government announcements. Social distancing required in vehicles. Telephone line closed.

Quarter 2 2020/21

 

8965

8965

One-third collections staff isolated in line with government announcements. Social distancing required in vehicles. Telephone line closed.

Quarter 3 2020/21

 

7254

7254

Social distancing required in vehicles. Telephone line closed.

Quarter 4 2020/21

 

7121

7121

Social distancing required in vehicles. Telephone line closed.

Quarter 1 2021/22

 

8023

8023

Telephone line closed.

Quarter 2 2021/22

179

9648

9827

Covid rates begin rising, requiring self-isolation. Ping-demic. Manual labour and HGV driver shortage. Corresponding increased in reports of missed collections. Difficult to get vehicle parts. Telephone line reopened 27 September 2021.

Quarter 3 2021/22

2546

5598

8144

Industrial action. Still high Covid rates. Manual labour and HGV driver shortage. Difficult to get vehicle parts.

Quarter 4 2021/22

3226

5496

8722

Restrictions removed; cases increase. Difficult to get agency staff due to high rates. HGV driver shortage. Difficult to get vehicle parts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3: telephone performance following reopening of telephone line

Month

Average time to answer call

Average call length

Percentage of calls answered

Average abandon time

Percentage of calls abandoned

October 2021

1 min 59 sec

2 mins 39 sec

92.83%

3 mins 57 sec

7.17%

November 2021

1 min 23 sec

3 mins 15 sec

93.79%

2 mins 42 sec

6.21%

December 2021

31 sec

3 mins 23 sec

97.84%

1 min

2.16%

January 2022

24 sec

3 mins 21 sec

97.82%

1 min 57 sec

2.18%

February 2022

30 sec

2 mins 10 sec

97.34%

1 min 47 sec

2.66%

March 2022

42 sec

2 mins 54 sec

96.69%

1 min 16 sec

3.31%

 

 

Table 4: complaints by service area[1]

 

Q3 2019/20

Q4 2019/20

Q1 2020/21

Q2 2020/21

Q3 2020/21

Q4 2020/21

Q1 2021/22

Q2 2021/22

Q3 2021/22

Q4 2021/22

Garden waste collection missed

 2

 4

 2

9

16

 9

3

Recycling collection missed

 24

76 

 16

15 

 7

12 

 15

40 

 14

Refuse collection missed

 18

36 

19 

13 

14 

12 

40 

 31

Street cleaning not done

 7

 1

1

10

Failure to take action

 2

 0

 1

 0

0

 



[1] Totals do not add up to table 1 as not all categories are included.