Hello, I'd like to request the following information please: 1. How many stations in the TFL network provide free and publicly-accessible drinking water? (please do not include stations which only have a toilet with a sink. This information is available already on the 'toilet map' on your website) 2. Please provide a list of these stations 3. On your website you very kindly provide data about the number of incidents involving litter that lead to delays on the TFL network. Do you know how many (as a proportion) of these incidents are caused by plastic waste or plastic bottle waste specifically? Please give either exact figures or an estimate and explain. 3. How much money (in £) did TFL spend in 2016-17 on cleaning up litter and litter disposal? 4. Has an analysis ever been conducted of how much of the litter collected on the TFL network is plastic bottles? If so what proportion is plastic bottles (as a percentage)? 5. There is a Hydrachill water dispenser in Hammersmith station. How much did this cost to install and what is the annual cost of upkeep? Your help is much appreciated, thank you

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Our ref: FOI-1872-1718/GH 

 Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 14 October 2017 asking for information about drinking water and rubbish on London Underground. 

 Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold some of the information you require.

1. How many stations in the TFL network provide free and publicly-accessible drinking water? (please do not include stations which only have a toilet with a sink. This information is available already on the 'toilet map' on your website) 

None

 2. Please provide a list of these stations 

N/A

 3. On your website you very kindly provide data about the number of incidents involving litter that lead to delays on the TFL network. Do you know how many (as a proportion) of these incidents are caused by plastic waste or plastic bottle waste specifically? Please give either exact figures or an estimate and explain. 

As you are already aware, we do record the number of operational delays that are attributed to litter. However, the nature of the litter e.g. plastic bottle, can or paper is not recorded in a way which would enable us to run a report to answer this question. Such information may occasionally be recorded in the commentary by the engineer completing the report, however to collate this information would require us to manually review each report, which would take an excessive amount of time and would still not be an accurate reflection as would not include all relevant instances.

 

 3. How much money (in £) did TFL spend in 2016-17 on cleaning up litter and litter disposal?  

We do not employ litter clearance teams – we employ cleaning teams whose duties include litter clearance. For example on a station, a cleaners daily duties vary to achieve the required standard. The cleaners work areas would include for example, toilets, back of house rooms e.g. station control room and public areas – which would include litter clearance duties. There are many variables of station design, area and cleaning frequency and so an accurate estimate for the cost of litter collection and disposal cannot be made. 

 

 4. Has an analysis ever been conducted of how much of the litter collected on the TFL network is plastic bottles? If so what proportion is plastic bottles (as a percentage)? 

No analysis has been undertaken as to the proportion by either weight or volume of plastic bottles. Proportions such as this especially for plastic bottles would vary significantly with the season. Plastic bottle are all disposed of as Dry Mixed Recyclables with all station waste fulfilling the criteria going to the most appropriate waste facility. I can confirm that paper is our largest waste stream (by weight) from passengers typically The Metro, Evening Standard and other free daily paper/weekly free magazines. 

 

 

 5. There is a Hydrachill water dispenser in Hammersmith station. How much did this cost to install and what is the annual cost of upkeep? 

The hydrachill unit at Hammersmith was installed at no cost to TfL and there are no maintenance costs incurred by TfL.

If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.

If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Graham Hurt

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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