EIR Request - Recycling and Incineration

Request 101002642852

1) The total tonnes of recyclate that the council/authority/partnership managed in 2018/19.
2) The total tonnes of recyclate that the council/authority/partnership managed in 2019/20.
3) The proportion in tonnes, of the 2018/19 recyclate total that the council/authority/partnership managed, which was sent for incineration via either Energy for Waste (EfW) or without Energy for Waste (EfW).
4) The proportion in tonnes, of the 2019/20 recyclate total that the council/authority/partnership managed, which was sent for incineration via either Energy for Waste (EfW) or without Energy for Waste (EfW).

If for any reason one of these of the years' (2018/19 or 2019/20) statistics are not available for release, please just provide me with one year's statistics.   

For the purposes of this request, Please understand the term 'recyclate' to mean 'household waste material collected at the kerbside for recycling by a local authority' (e.g. household waste put in a recycling bin, but not separately collected food or garden waste).

Response 16-12-2020

1) The total tonnes of recyclate that the council/authority/partnership managed in 2018/19.

Kerbside tonnage 7353.54
HWRC tonnages 6042.41
Total 13,395.95 not including green and food/green materials

2) The total tonnes of recyclate that the council/authority/partnership managed in 2019/20.

Kerbside tonnage 7463.05
HWRC tonnages 6376.63
Total 13,839.68 not including green and food/green materials

3) The proportion in tonnes, of the 2018/19 recyclate total that the council/authority/partnership managed, which was sent for incineration via either Energy for Waste (EfW) or without Energy for Waste (EfW).

We do not currently send anything to EfW plants

4) The proportion in tonnes, of the 2019/20 recyclate total that the council/authority/partnership managed, which was sent for incineration via either Energy for Waste (EfW) or without Energy for Waste (EfW).

We do not currently send anything to EfW plants