Mattress disposal - provision and methods in the South East
Good afternoon,
Please see below, 11 questions relating to mattress disposal in your area:
1. Do you accept mattresses at the majority/all your HWRCs? Please answer yes or no.
2. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress?
3. How are most of the mattress materials and components disposed of from HWRCs?
Please select one option:
a) Sent for recycling (i.e., separated into component parts)
b) Sent for landfill
c) Sent for incineration for energy recovery
4. Do you offer a collection service for mattresses? Please answer yes or no.
5. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress?
6. If yes, how are most of the mattress materials and components disposed of from collections? Please select one option:
a) Sent for recycling (i.e., separated into component parts)
b) Sent for landfill
c) Sent for incineration for energy recovery
7. Does your authority have plans to revise how mattresses are disposed of in the next 12 months? Please answer yes or no.
8. If yes, how do you plan to dispose of mattresses in future?
9. Do you signpost households to private sector mattress recycling providers in your region? Please answer yes or no.
10. If yes, please list providers.
11. Where possible, please provide a URL(s) for any pages on your council website which provide information to residents about mattress disposal.
Yours faithfully,
Emma Kilmurray
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Dear Emma Kilmurray,
Re: FOI F12220
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.
Please find below the response to your recent request. The information has
been provided by our Waste and Streetscene Team.
Response:
Q 1-3 and Q 6-11 are part of Kent County Council’s services as they are
the disposal authority for HWRC’s in Kent. Please contact them using this
link
[1]https://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-counci...
4. Do you offer a collection service for mattresses? Please answer yes or
no. Yes, it is possible to book a bulky waste collection
5. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress? Please see link as it
may be a free service dependant on circumstances
[2]https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/bins-and-r...
Otherwise it is £53.00
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