In the UK Councils and Highways agencies have an obligation to ensure that the road networks within their individual designated areas are kept safe and as clear from snow and ice as possible. Each Council will carry out Grit Bin Assessments to decide where to strategically position Grit Bins within their areas. Throughout the UK, there are tens of thousands of Grit Bins in use and below you can find a snapshot detailing the amount of Grit Bins in current use by some major councils throughout the country:
Newcastle: 500
Hull: 264
Dundee: 750
Edinburgh: 1700
Glasgow: 1000
Leeds: 945
Sunderland: 268
Hampshire: 3000
Bristol: 600
Oldham: 647
Wolverhampton: 140
Cumbria: 9500
Northumberland: 1500
Surrey: 1743
Brighton: 400
Birmingham: 1060
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