Waste recycling

Dear Mr Ovens,

Freedom of Information enquiry reference ENQ9200.

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 received on 10 August 2010, which has been forwarded to the relevant section.

The scheduled date for our response to your request for information is 7 September 2010.

If you have any enquiries meantime please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Kirsty Clark
FOI Compliance Assistant

FoI Enquiries Team
Legal and Democratic Services
Corporate Governance
Aberdeen City Council
Town House
Broad Street
Aberdeen AB10 1AQ
Tel: 01224 522875/523827
Fax: 01224 638556
email: [Aberdeen City Council request email]

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Dear Mr Ovens,

Please accept our sincerest apologies for the late response to your
information request.

Thank you for your information request of 10 August 2010, made under
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). Aberdeen City
Council (ACC) has completed the necessary search for the information
requested.

How much revenue was raised by recycling waste collected from
households in Aberdeen? This includes textiles, glass, paper,bin
collection etc.
Our records show that revenue from recyclate sales was £118,720 from
Sept 2007 to Dec 2009.

Can you tell me if Aberdeen Council receives any recycling credit for
every tonne they collect from anywhere else? eg, other councils etc.
Aberdeen City Council is a unitary authority as are all Scottish Local
Authorities. This is ot applicable to ACC.

Can you give me the full figure's/total money collected from the last 5
years please?
No accurate breakdown is readily available at this time, however it is
it is recognised that the rate of income is reasonably steady month by
month. Please see attached Information Not Held Notice.

It should be noted that not all materials attract an income and may
attract a cost, also the cost of collecting recyclate far out-ways the
cost benefit.

We are unable to provide you with information on full figure's/total
money collected from the last 5 years as it is not held by the Council.
In order to comply with its obligations under the terms of section 17 of
the FOISA, the Council must issue an official notice in relation to any
requests for information not held by it. I therefore attach an
Information Not Held notice.

We hope this helps with your request.

Yours sincerely,

Jean Reid
FOI Compliance Officer (Acting)

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you are unhappy with the response to your request for information,
or the way in which your request has been handled, you can submit a
complaint or request a review of our response. You should do this by 9
December 2010. To complain or request a review, write to:

City Archivist
Legal and Democratic Services
Aberdeen City Council
Old Town House
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1AQ
[email address]

Your request for review must include your name, an address, and your
reason(s) for requesting a review. You should also include the reference
number for your original request for information.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your request for review,
you can apply directly to the Office of the Scottish Information
Commissioner (OSIC) for a decision. Generally, OSIC cannot make a
decision unless you have been through the Council’s review procedure.
The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
www.itspublicknowledge.info

FoI Enquiries Team
Legal and Democratic Services
Corporate Governance
Aberdeen City Council
Town House
Broad Street
Aberdeen AB10 1AQ
Tel: 01224 522875/523827
Fax: 01224 638556
email: [Aberdeen City Council request email]

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