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Dear Peter Hall

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information received on 14^th March 2022.
We have considered your request and enclose the following information:

(1) Please can you give me a breakdown of where/who the council has sold
its recycling to for each financial year since 2018/19?

2018/2019 - Scrap to SL Recycling and GLJ Recycling, glass to Recresco and
textiles to JMP Wilcox (all UK based)

2019/2020 - Scrap to GLJ Recycling and textiles to JMP Wilcox (all UK
based)

2020/2021 - Scrap to GLJ Recycling and textiles to JMP Wilcox (all UK
based)

(2) Also, can you please tell me how much the council has made from
selling recycling in every financial year since 2018/19?

2018/2019 - £69,018.57

2019/2020 - £35,382.01

2020/2021 - £22,399.46

(3) Please may you tell me what the council does with the recycling it has
collected? (Eg burn it, landfill etc)

Scrap and glass are 100% recycled and textiles are 7% recycled with the
remaining 93% sent for reuse.

The remaining kerbside recycling for which we do not receive an income has
a split of 75% recycled and 25% incinerated.

We supply this information based on your original request.  If this is not
what you wanted or if you feel we have not fully understood your request,
please do not hesitate to contact me to clarify your exact requirements.

If you have any queries or concerns or are in any way dissatisfied with
the handling of your request, please contact us.

Yours sincerely

CORPORATE INFORMATION GOVERNANCE UNIT

Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004

You have the right to appeal against our decision.
If you wish to appeal please set out If you are unhappy with that decision
in writing your grounds of appeal you have the right to appeal to:
and send to:
 
 
Information Commissioner’s Office –
Corporate Information Governance Wales
Unit 2nd Floor
Caerphilly county borough council, Churchill House
Penallta House Churchill Way
Tredomen Park Cardiff
Hengoed. CF82 7PG CF10 2HH

Appeals will be determined by an Telephone: 0330 414 6421 
appropriate senior officer.
 

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