“1. Please provide details of the kerbside and HWRC recycling service the Council provides including;

a. Who collects and/or owns the recyclables;
Recyclables are collected by the Council.
b. How the recyclables are collected (including the type of the container they are collected in);
A mixture of kerbside boxes, communal 1100l bins and bring banks.
c. What happens to them after collection, including details of any bulking stations, and end re-processors;
Recyclables are taken to the Hollingdean MRF where they are sorted before being sent on to end reprocessors.
d. How many households are using the current scheme;
A recycling service is provided to all households. We do not have any current data on participation levels..
e. How often is collection (both residual and dry scheme);
Residual is collected weekly and recycling fortnightly in areas with a kerbside service. Communal areas are collected more frequently.

2. Please provided details of the contracts in place for the recycling services, including;

a. Start date, termination date, any extensions available;
Contract dates are 01/04/2003 – 31/03/2033.
b. Company;
Veolia
c. Revenue.
Unknown.


3. If the Council operates a Material Recovery Facility, please provide;
The council does not operate a MRF. Recyclables are processed at a MRF operated by its contractor Veolia Environmental Services
a. Input material details
b. Capacity
c. Current capacity utilisation


4. Does the Council require the materials collected for recycling to be recycled in the UK?
No but the majority of materials collected for recycling are processed in the UK.

5. Does the Council have any plans to change the current collection system or materials collected?
No

6. Please provide contact details of the Councillor whose portfolio includes waste management and recycling.
Cllr Pete West – Chair of Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee – [email address]

7. Please provide contact details of the Council employee responsible for managing the waste management and recycling contracts.
Richard Bradley Head of Cityclean & City Parks [email address]

8. Please send minutes of any meetings at which the Council discussed current or future recycling and/or waste management services within the last 12 months. If this is not possible then a link to the minutes is sufficient.
Decisions on waste & recycling are made by the council’s Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee. The link to all the meetings, agendas and minutes is:
http://present.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ieLi...
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.”