Amount of Recyclate Managed 2018 - 2019 - Find a freedom of information request

Request

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).

Decision

1. The total tonnes of recyclate that the council/authority/partnership managed in 2018/19. 65,721tns

2. The total tonnes of recyclate that the council/authority/partnership managed in 2019/20. 66,351tns

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). 20,546tns

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). 19,673tns

Reference number
601213
Date request received
19 November 2020
Date of decision
4 December 2020