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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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