Clarification on Definition of Waste Recycling Rate

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Dear Torfaen Council,

As per the available information across various reports, waste recycling rate is defined as: The amount of local authority municipal waste (excluding abandoned vehicles) that was sent for reuse, recycling or composting divided by the total amount of waste in tonnes collected by or on behalf of local authorities. It includes true for both household and non-household waste.

It would be really helpful, if you could clarify:-

1. Whether the waste recycling rate also include waste material sent to Anaerobic Digestion (or AD) facility?
2. Whether the gas produced from Anaerobic Digestion facility from food, will be considered as part of recycling rate or recovery?
3. Is energy produced from EfWs are considered part of recovery?

Yours faithfully,
Pritam Singh

TCBC - FOI, Torfaen County Borough Council

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Chris Corten

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CWYNION/RHYDDID GWYBODAETH

Resources Directorate/Cyfarwyddiaeth Adnoddau

Torfaen County Borough Council / Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen

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-----Original Message-----
From: Pritam Singh <[FOI #789209 email]>
Sent: 06 September 2021 15:24
To: TCBC - FOI <[Torfaen County Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Clarification on Definition of
Waste Recycling Rate

 

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Dear Torfaen Council,

 

As per the available information across various reports, waste recycling
rate is defined as: The amount of local authority municipal waste
(excluding abandoned vehicles) that was sent for reuse, recycling or
composting divided by the total amount of waste in tonnes collected by or
on behalf of local authorities. It includes true for both household and
non-household waste.

 

It would be really helpful, if you could clarify:-

 

1. Whether the waste recycling rate also include waste material sent to
Anaerobic Digestion (or AD) facility?

2. Whether the gas produced from Anaerobic Digestion facility from food,
will be considered as part of recycling rate or recovery?

3. Is energy produced from EfWs are considered part of recovery?

 

Yours faithfully,

Pritam Singh

 

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Dear Pritam Singh,

 

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Thank you for your email dated 06/09/2021 requesting information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and which has been processed under the
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respond to your questions as follows:

 

It would be really helpful, if you could clarify:-

 

1. Whether the waste recycling rate also include waste material sent to
Anaerobic Digestion (or AD) facility? - Yes the recycling rate does
include waste material sent to Anaerobic Digestion.

2. Whether the gas produced from Anaerobic Digestion facility from food,
will be considered as part of recycling rate or recovery? - No

3. Is energy produced from EfWs are considered part of recovery? - No

 

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Chris Corten

ASSISTANT COMPLAINTS/FOI TEAM LEADER / ARWEINYDD TÎM CYNORTHWYOL
CWYNION/RHYDDID GWYBODAETH

Resources Directorate/Cyfarwyddiaeth Adnoddau

Torfaen County Borough Council / Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen

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Email/Ebost: [2][email address]

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Pritam Singh <[FOI #789209 email]>
Sent: 06 September 2021 15:24
To: TCBC - FOI <[Torfaen County Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Clarification on Definition of
Waste Recycling Rate

 

External: This email originated from outside Torfaen County Borough
Council, take care when clicking links.

Allanol: Mae’r e-bost yma wedi dod o’r tu allan i Gyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol
Torfaen, cymerwch ofal wrth glicio ar ddolenni.

 

Dear Torfaen Council,

 

As per the available information across various reports, waste recycling
rate is defined as: The amount of local authority municipal waste
(excluding abandoned vehicles) that was sent for reuse, recycling or
composting divided by the total amount of waste in tonnes collected by or
on behalf of local authorities. It includes true for both household and
non-household waste.

 

It would be really helpful, if you could clarify:-

 

1. Whether the waste recycling rate also include waste material sent to
Anaerobic Digestion (or AD) facility?

2. Whether the gas produced from Anaerobic Digestion facility from food,
will be considered as part of recycling rate or recovery?

3. Is energy produced from EfWs are considered part of recovery?

 

Yours faithfully,

Pritam Singh

 

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