Household plastic recycling

Steve Bird made this Freedom of Information request to Brighton and Hove City Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Steve Bird

17 October 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000:

Why aren't all recyclable plastic materials collected? For example,
some plastic containers are rejected by the collection teams
despite being clearly marked as recyclable.

I look forward to hearing your response within 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Steve Bird

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From: Freedom Of Information
Brighton and Hove City Council

23 October 2008

Your enquiry has been forwarded to BHCC Customer Services Manager for
Cityclean who will be able to respond to your query.

Wendy Kassamani
Information Compliance Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Tel: 01273 296636

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From: Steve Bird

16 November 2008

Dear Freedom Of Information,

The response to my query should have been received no later than 14
November, and is now overdue.

Under Freedom of Information Act, Brighton and Hove Council have
failed to provide the information.

I would like to request an internal review.

Thanks for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Steve Bird

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From: Wendy Kassamani
Brighton and Hove City Council

17 November 2008

Apologies for the delay in responding. Please see below response to this
enquiry;

"There are many different types of plastic used in containers and
packaging. Some of these are; you can recycle 'where possible'.

We have a secure contract which enables us to recycle the types of plastic
found in plastic bottles, ensuring 100% recycling in the UK.

To be able to collect mixed recycling, the materials would need to be
sorted as not all types of plastic can be recycled together. Sorting
plastic is very labour intensive and therefore expensive. As the cost
rises the collection service becomes less viable and more cost would be
passed to the tax payer. To Implement a new material in to the recycling
service, we must have secure markets to ensure the on-sale of materials.
Currently, the markets which deal with mixed plastics are in the Far East
and are not stable.

Lorraine Bull

Customer Service Manager - Cityclean

Brighton & Hove City Council

Hollingdean Depot, Upper Hollingdean Road

Brighton BN1 7GA

Direct Line: 01273 294716 Helpline: 01273 292929

www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/cityclean"

Wendy Kassamani

Information Compliance Officer

Brighton & Hove City Council

Tel: 01273 296636

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Liz R (Account suspended) left an annotation (20 April 2011)

Shredding plastics and using as cavity wall insulation is something I can't find much information on. Rather than sound-insulation and other heat insulation plastics and foams being used, recycling plastic in this way could prove extremely economical as well as environmentally friendly. Some plastics could also be used more as filler for various items not currently utilising used plastics. There are millions of uses for plastics, if the plastic and foam industry would simply alter thinking a bit, we'd have a happier world.

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