Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 8035 Well Maintained and Clean For aesthetic as well as health and safety reasons, issues of cleanliness and maintenance must be addressed, in particular: + litter and other waste management issues must be adequately dealt with + grounds, buildings, equipment and other features must be well maintained + policies on litter, vandalism and maintenance should be in place, in practice, and regularly reviewed 9 Litter and Waste Management 10 Horticultural Maintenance 11 Arboricultural Maintenance 12 Building and Infrastructure Maintenance 13 Equipment Maintenance 9 Litter and Waste Management There should be a policy for managing litter and waste, and fouling from dogs and other animals and birds. It should be referenced in the management plan and evidently effective on site. On their visit, judges will look to see that litter, fouling and waste disposal is under control, how incidents are dealt with, and may wish to see the policy or ask questions of staff about its implementation. + Both users and staff have a responsibility in keeping a site free of litter and fouling + An organisational culture should be developed whereby every staff member is prepared to pick up litter when they see it rather than waiting for the routine visit of a maintenance team + Managers should study the patterns of littering throughout the day, week and year, and should deal with them accordingly + Consider a specific policy on chewing gum – once it hardens it is costly and difficult to remove, detrimental to wildlife and a blight on the area – and smoking litter, if required Section 3