Mattress disposal - provision and methods in Wales

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Dear Emma Kilmurray

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Dear Emma Kilmurray

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information request 14288

Thank you for your information request, which was received on 06/Sep/2023

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

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is below.

Information disclosed:

Please find information in response to your information request 14288.

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

1. Yes 2. £0 3 a/b/c Sent for recycling 4. Yes 5.
https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Rec...
6. a/b/c Sent for recycling 7. No 8. - 9. No 10. - 11. Bulky waste
collection information (not specifically about mattresses)
https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Rec...

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Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council
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Dear Sir/Madam

Please find below information in response to your Freedom of Information
request.

Do you accept mattresses at the majority/all your HWRCs? Please answer yes
or no. YES

If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress? £0

How are most of the mattress materials and components disposed of from
HWRCs? Sent for recycling

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

Do you offer a collection service for mattresses? Please answer yes or no.
YES

If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress?
[1]https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Rec...

If yes, how are most of the mattress materials and components disposed of
from collections?  Sent for recycling

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

Does your authority have plans to revise how mattresses are disposed of in
the next 12 months? Please answer yes or no. NO

If yes, how do you plan to dispose of mattresses in future? –

Do you signpost households to private sector mattress recycling providers
in your region? Please answer yes or no. NO

If yes, please list providers. –

Where possible, please provide a URL(s) for any pages on your council
website which provide information to residents about mattress disposal.
Bulky waste collection information (not specifically about mattresses)

[2]https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Rec...

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right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of this response and
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If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, or if you
are unhappy with this response you may appeal to the Information
Commissioner’s Office – Wales, 2nd Floor, Churchill House, Churchill Way,
Cardiff, CF10 2HH.

Yours sincerely,

Yr Amgylchedd, Ffyrdd a Chyfleusterau/Environment, Roads & Facilities

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy/Conwy County Borough Council 

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