Dear Sir or Madam,

* What was the household recycling rate across the Winchester district in the calendar month of April 2006? (not 2005/06 - the calendar month of April 2006)

* What was the household recycling rate for the years 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08?

* What was the household recycling rate within areas of the Winchester District where Alternate Weekly Collection (AWC) had already been introduced or was being trialled in the calendar month of April 2006?

* What was the household recycling rate within areas of the Winchester District where Alternate Weekly Collection (AWC) had already been introduced or was being trialled at the end of 2005/06?

Yours faithfully,

Martin Tod

Dear Mr Tod,

Thank you for your email, I have forwarded it onto the relevant officer
and you should receive a response within the next 20 workings days.

Yours sincerely
Frances Maloney

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Dear Mr Tod

Enquiry Concerning Recycling Rates -Winchester City Council

I refer to your e mail of 21 April 2008. The answers to the specific
questions raised are listed below:

Figures given are total of all household waste arisings (i.e. kerbside
collections, removal of litter collections from bring sites, etc).

(i) What was the household recycling rate across the Winchester

district in the calendar month of April 2006?
(not 2005/06 - the

calendar month of April 2006)

20.17% of household waste was recycled and 1.48% of household waste was
composted during the calendar month of April 2006. Thus 21.65% of
household waste was recycled during this month.

(ii) What was the household recycling rate for the years 2005/06,

2006/07, and 2007/08?

The annual recycling and composting rates for
the last five years were:

2003/4 - Recycling 17.85% Composting 0.00 Total 17.85

2004/5 - Recycling 17.64% Composting 0.40
Total 18.09

2005/6 - Recycling 18.88% Composting 1.31% Total 20.19

2006/7 - Recycling 22.35% Composting 1.93% Total 24.28

2007/8 - figures not yet finalised - estimated annual rate 35%

Year end data is still awaited from several sources and calculations
have yet to be verified in accordance with our normal procedures. Full
year results will be provided as soon as they are available. The annual
recycling rate for 2007/08 is likely to be in the region of 34 - 35%

It should be noted that the Phase 1 of the ABC scheme commenced in
January 2007 and Phase 2 July 2007 therefore the full extent of the
changes to the collection arrangements and increase to the rates will
not be fully apparent until the end of March 2009.

(iii) What was the household recycling rate within the areas of
the Winchester District where Alternate Weekly Collection (AWC) had
already been introduced or was it being trialled in the calendar month
of April 2006?

During the month of April 2006 AWC was still being trialled. In the
trial area;

26.83% of household waste was recycled and 15.81% of household waste was
composted during the calendar month of April 2006. Thus 42.64% of
household waste was recycled during this month.

(iv) What was the household recycling rate within the areas of the
Winchester District where Alternate Weekly Collection (AWC) had already
been introduced or was it being trialled at the end of 2006?

28.74% of household waste was recycled and 13.79% of household waste was
composted during 2006. Thus 42.53% of household waste was recycled
during this period

Generally

The figures given are the Best Value Performance Indicators for
Recycling and composting (BVPI). Please note that recycling and
composting rates vary from month to month. Composting rates are
particularly affected by seasonal variations. As such the overall rates
are significantly less during the winter months.

It is for this reason that recycling rates are usually calculated on an
annual basis to take account of these variations and local authorities
are required to report this performance to Government.

I have attached for your information a copy of CAB 1197 dated 7 February
2007 which provides a summary of the AWC trial. A copy of the final
evaluation report (CAB1561 of 12 December 2007. The links for the
documents are below.

CAB1197 (less exempt appendix)

http://www.winchester.gov.uk/documents/c...
%20Recycling%20-%20results%20of%20the%20trial%20and%20future%20proposals
.pdf

Cabinet 12 December - CAB1561

http://www.winchester.gov.uk/Documents/C...
561.pdf

If I can be of any further assistance then please contact me direct on
01962 848477 or e mail [email address]

Yours sincerely

David Boardman

Environment Team Manager

Winchester City Council

City Offices

Colebrook Street

Winchester

SO23 9LJ

Tel: 01962 848477

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