EIR Request - Recycling
Request 101002362173
Please could I request the following information:
1. The most recent figures for the number of street bins in your council / authority area
i) in total
ii) that can be used for recycling
2. How much green bin waste (in tonnes) in your council /authority area was actually recycled in:
i) 2017
ii) 2018
iii) 2019
3. How much recycling (in tonnes) in your council /authority area was rejected in:
i) 2017
ii) 2018
iii) 2019
4. The number of complaints for missed bin collections in your council / authority area in:
i) 2017
ii) 2018
iii) 2019
5. How much recycling (in tonnes) in your council / authority area was sent out of the United Kingdom in:
i) 2017
ii) 2018
iii) 2019
6. How much did the council /authority spend on litter waste in:
i) 2017
ii) 2018
iii) 2019
7. According to the most recent figures, what is the council's or authority's capacity for recycling (in tonnes) for the following types of material:
i) glass
ii) plastic
iii) wood
iv) aluminium
v) paper
vi) cardboard
vii) steel
viii) clothing and textiles
Response 31-01-2020
1.
i) 181,148 in total
ii) Each property has 1x general waste bin, 3x recycling bins & 1x bag/box for glass recycling
2.
i) 2017 Recycling 7565.09 General Waste 14836.89
ii) 2018 Recycling 7541.46 General Waste 13209.42
iii) 2019 Recycling 7419.56 General Waste 12896.20T
These figures are from kerbside domestic household collections only, do not include recycling points and material weights from Household Waste Recycling Centres
3.
i) 2017 Nil
ii) 2018 Nil
iii) 2019 108.96t of card regarded to mixed paper/card, 4.16t landfill waste
We operate our own MRF for segregating our co-mingled cans and plastics collection so all non-recyclable material is removed prior to the materials being sent away from us, hence no rejected loads for aluminium, steel, and plastic bottles. We have had no loose paper/card loads rejected.
We usually bale all our cardboard, and as such remove any contamination at this stage. However our baler has been out of commission for 2019, hence we have had 4 loads of cardboard regraded down to loose paper/card, and a total of 4.16 tonnes of contamination rejected for landfill in 2019.
4. This information is not recorded separately from other types of enquiry and in order to provide it would require individual examination of approximately 20,000 enquiries. The cost to the Council is considered manifestly unreasonable and therefore this information is exempt under section 10(4)(b) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.
5. In accordance with section 10(4)(a) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 please be advised that this information is not held.
6. In accordance with section 10(4)(a) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 please be advised that this information is not held. We can however, provide the yearly budget for cleaning up litter/street sweeping which is £823,000. This is inclusive of wages to litter squads, street sweepers and crews, vehicle maintenance and fuel, collection costs of waste.
7.
i) glass 2763.42
ii) plastic 846.71
iii) wood 2396.99
iv) aluminium 120.51
v) paper 4156.57
vi) cardboard 1042.76
vii) steel (cans) 263.34
viii) clothing and textiles 192.58
**mixed cans/plastics** 352.51
The above tonnages are what we sent off for recycling in 2019 The total for mixed cans/plastics is due to our MRF being out of commission and loose mixed loads being sent off to another reprocessor.