Mattress disposal - provision and methods in Wales

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Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful
Canolfan Dinesig
Stryd Y Castell
Merthyr Tudful
CF47 8AN

Teleffon: 01685 725000

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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN

Telephone: 01685 725000

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Dear Requester,

RE:     ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004- INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 7^th
September 2023. We are dealing with your request under the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004. We are considering your request and you will
receive the Councils full response within the [1]statutory time limit of
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consider whether disclosure is in the public interest in accordance with
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If you have any queries or concerns, please contact the Data Disclosure
and Records Officer on 01685 725000 or [3][Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council request email]. You can find
out more about the Regulations from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office (Wales)

2^nd Floor

Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Tel: 0330 414 6421 

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Website: [5]www.ico.org.uk

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Yours faithfully

Swyddog Datgelu Data a Chofnodion/Data Disclosure and Records Officer

Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth/Information Governance Team

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Council

Canolfan Dinesig/Civic Centre

Stryd Y Castell/Castle Street

Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 8AN/CF47 8AN

Ffon/Tel: 01685 725000

E-bost/E-mail: [8][Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council request email]

Croesawn ni ohebu yn y Gymraeg/We welcome correspondence in Welsh.

Croesawn ohebu yn Gymraeg a fydd hyn ddim yn arwain at oedi.

Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol
ac wedi'u bwriadu ar gyfer pwy bynnag y cyfeirir ef ato neu atynt. Mae
cynnwys yr e-bost hwn cynrychioli barn y sawl a enwir uchod, felly nid
ydyw'n dilyn ei fod yn cynrychioli barn Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr
Tudful.

Darllenwch ein [9]hysbysiadau preifatrwydd i ddarganfod mwy am sut rydym
yn defnyddio eich gwybodaeth bersonol.

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful
Canolfan Dinesig
Stryd Y Castell
Merthyr Tudful
CF47 8AN

Teleffon: 01685 725000

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and this will not lead to a delay.

This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. The contents of this e-mail represent the views of the
individual(s) named above and do not necessarily represent the views of
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.

Please read our [10]privacy notices to find out more about how we use your
personal information.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN

Telephone: 01685 725000

[11]http://www.merthyr.gov.uk

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Dear Requester

RE: ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004- INFORMATION REQUEST

We have considered your request and provide the following information:

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

2. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress? No charge but do not
accept trade Mattresses at the HWRC,s.

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. NO

5. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress? Not Applicable

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. NO

8. If yes, how do you plan to dispose of mattresses in future? We always
aim to recycle mattresses.

9. Do you signpost households to private sector mattress recycling
providers in your region? Please answer yes or no. 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.
[1]https://www.merthyr.gov.uk/resident/bins...

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Data Protection Officer

Information Governance Team

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Civic Centre

Castle Street

Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 8AN

Tel: 01685 725000

Email: [6][email address]

The Data Protection Officer will arrange for an internal review of your
case. You can find out more about the Act from the Information
Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office (Wales)

2^nd Floor

Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Tel: 0330 414 6421

Email: [7][email address]

Website: [8]www.ico.org.uk

Responses to completed requests for information are published online
within our disclosure log. Our disclosure log is located on our external
website ([9]www.merthyr.gov.uk). Please click [10]HERE to view our
disclosure log.

Yours faithfully

Swyddog Datgelu Data a Chofnodion/Data Disclosure and Records Officer

Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth/Information Governance Team

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Council

Canolfan Dinesig/Civic Centre

Stryd Y Castell/Castle Street

Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 8AN/CF47 8AN

Ffon/Tel: 01685 725000

E-bost/E-mail: [11][Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council request email]

Croesawn ni ohebu yn y Gymraeg/We welcome correspondence in Welsh.

Croesawn ohebu yn Gymraeg a fydd hyn ddim yn arwain at oedi.

Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol
ac wedi'u bwriadu ar gyfer pwy bynnag y cyfeirir ef ato neu atynt. Mae
cynnwys yr e-bost hwn cynrychioli barn y sawl a enwir uchod, felly nid
ydyw'n dilyn ei fod yn cynrychioli barn Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr
Tudful.

Darllenwch ein [12]hysbysiadau preifatrwydd i ddarganfod mwy am sut rydym
yn defnyddio eich gwybodaeth bersonol.

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful
Canolfan Dinesig
Stryd Y Castell
Merthyr Tudful
CF47 8AN

Teleffon: 01685 725000

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and this will not lead to a delay.

This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. The contents of this e-mail represent the views of the
individual(s) named above and do not necessarily represent the views of
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.

Please read our [13]privacy notices to find out more about how we use your
personal information.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN

Telephone: 01685 725000

[14]http://www.merthyr.gov.uk

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Good Morning Emma

Thank you for your response.

I have gone back to the Department with your request and they have come back to us saying:

The options have been selected as you requested. Are you able to clarify what else is needed?

Many thanks

Information Governance Team

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Dear Requester

Please find the data requested

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
They are sent for recycling but we only accept from our own domestic residents.

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

5. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress? Not Applicable

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

We collect domestic mattresses from our residents upon request. There is a charge to this

Swyddog Datgelu Data a Chofnodion/Data Disclosure and Records Officer
Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth/Information Governance Team
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Croesawn ni ohebu yn y Gymraeg/We welcome correspondence in Welsh.

Croesawn ni ohebu yn y Gymraeg/We welcome correspondence in Welsh.

Please read our privacy notices to find out more about how we use your personal information.

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Dear requester

To clarify the answer to question 4 is No, we have checked our records and can confirm we do have not responded to question 4 with a yes. Therefore the data remains the same.

Kind regards
FOI Team

Swyddog Datgelu Data a Chofnodion/Data Disclosure and Records Officer
Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth/Information Governance Team
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful/Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Croesawn ni ohebu yn y Gymraeg/We welcome correspondence in Welsh.

Croesawn ni ohebu yn y Gymraeg/We welcome correspondence in Welsh.

Please read our privacy notices to find out more about how we use your personal information.

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

2. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress? No charge but do not accept trade Mattresses at the HWRC,s.

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
They are sent for recycling but we only accept from our own domestic residents.

4. Do you offer a collection service for mattresses? Please answer yes or no. We do collect domestic mattresses from properties along with many other items as part of our bulky collection scheme. There is a charge of £20.96 per 3 items for this service in which mattresses are included.

5. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress? £20.96 for 3 items not just mattresses

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

We collect domestic mattresses from our residents upon request. There is a charge to this

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

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your swift reply.

To confirm, you would like me to log your answer to Q4 'do you provide a collection service for mattresses' as NO. Even though you have stated "We collect domestic mattresses from our residents upon request. There is a charge to this". And I have looked on your council website and can see that you have a collection service which accepts mattresses at a fee of £20.96 for up to 3 items.

I just want to fully check that this is correct, as this is part of a wider project where all other councils with the same bulky collection service as your council have answered YES.

If you would like me to go ahead and log the answer as NO (in contradiction to information on your website) please confirm by reply. If you do however wish to amend please may you provide a response to Q6 also.

Your time is much appreciated and I do hope we can bring this to a close shortly.

Yours sincerely,

Emma Kilmurray

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