FOI Request - Waste Management

Request 101003644665

1. The number of people currently employed by the council in the waste sector, broken down by job title

2.  The nature and quantities of municipal waste produced each year between 2010 and 2023 and how this was estimated

3. Documentation that details how household waste was disposed of in 2023

4. Information on whether the waste disposal sites used (landfills, incineration plants, recycling centres, etc) are owned and operated by the council or privately

5. Information on any ongoing or planned efforts to minimise municipal waste

6. Any economic benefits that currently are or theoretically would be derived from minimising municipal waste

Response 16-10-2024

1.

Waste Manager                                                                      1
Waste Operations Officer                                                       1
Waste Policy Officer                                                               1
Team Leaders                                                                         6
Refuse Collectors                                                                   47
Refuse Drivers                                                                        22
Mobile Toilet Attendants                                                        2
Street Sweepers                                                                    4
Disposal Operatives (HWRCs & Disposal)                           24
Total                                                                                    118

2. We report all our waste transactions to SEPA quarterly. They publish these figures annually for the public to review. The report for 2023 is due release later this month. The link below will take you to the site, you can then select the required year and the local authority by clicking it on the map.

https://informatics.sepa.org.uk/HouseholdWaste/

3.

The table below lists our destinations for the household recycling materials that we collect. We have current tenders with all the companies listed.

Material                              Destinations
Green & Food
Green Waste                       Keenans Recycling, New Deer, Aberdeenshire, AB53 6YH
Glass                                  Sibelico Green Solutions UK, Newhouse, Motherwell, ML1 5ST
Plastics (Type 1 & 2)           Wyllie Recycling, Inveralmond Ind Est, Perth, PH1 3U
Mixed Cans/Plastics             Wyllie Recycling, Inveralmond Ind Est, Perth, PH1 3U
Mixed Papers                      Smurfitt Kappa Recycling, Vermont St, Glasgow, G41 1LU
Cardboard                           Smurfitt Kappa Recycling, Vermont St, Glasgow, G41 1LU
Aluminium Cans                   Wyllie Recycling, Inveralmond Ind Est, Perth, PH1 3UF
Steel Cans                            Wyllie Recycling, Inveralmond Ind Est, Perth, PH1 3U
General Waste (Jan-May)      Dallachy Landfill Site, IV32 7PL
General Waste (May onward) Ness EfW Facility, AB10 1YN

4.

2010 – May 2023            Dallachy Landfill Site, IV32 7PL, Moray Council operated
May 2023 Onwards        Ness EfW Facility, AB10 1YN, operated by Acciona

All recyclable materials are sent off to private companies, details above in Q3.

5. We engage with some national promotional events such as the upcoming International E Waste day.

6. The obvious economic benefits from minimising waste would be reduced disposal costs such as landfill tax or EfW plant gate fees. Plus the more we can divert from disposal to recycling may see a financial benefit due to possible income for the materials, although this would fluctuate due to market demands. Also, the cost of disposal of recycling materials is usually lower than the tonnage rate for landfill tax/EfW gate fees.