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  • FOI request (FOIR-165421355)

    Recycling

    Requested Fri 03 January 2020
    Responded  Thu 30 January 2020

    I am writing to make an open request for all the information relating to the questions below to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act. 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

    Q1

    i) in total - 625

    ii) that can be used for recycling - 4

    Q2

    i) 2017 - 5745

    ii) 2018 - 6255

    iii) 2019 - 4670- this figure is only up to end of sept as we have not received the last quarter yet

    Q3

    i) 2017 - 265

    ii) 2018 - 296

    iii) 2019 - 270- this figure is only up to end of sept as we have not received the last quarter yet

    Q4

    i) 2017 - 2036

    ii) 2018 - 3360

    iii) 2019 - 4223

    Q5

    i) 2017 - 270

    ii) 2018 - 1285

    iii) 2019 - 1160- this figure is only up to end of sept as we have not received the last quarter yet

    Q6 

    i) 2017 - £1,295,585

    ii) 2018 - £1,471,878

    iii) 2019 - £1,555,561

    Q7 Information not held - This will need to answered by East Sussex County Council as they are the Waste Disposal Authority, as we are only the Waste Collection Authority, please visit their website for further information: www.eastsussex.gov.uk

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