RECYCLING of Household Waste in Brighton and Hove

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Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,
Please answer the following questions about recycling under the Freedom Of Information Act:-
1. What is the rate (proportion) of household waste that is recycled in Brighton and Hove for:-
(a) 2017/18?
(b) 2018/19?
(c) 2019/20?

2. What proportion of the household waste recycled consists of:-
(a) Glass?
(b) Card?
(c) Paper?
(d) Metals?
(e) Plastics?

3. What proportion of the recycled household waste derives from:-
(a) Communal Recycling Bins?
(b) Doorstep Recycling?
(c) Specialist Recycling Points (e.g. Clothes Recycling Bins, Electrical Equipment Recycling)?
(d) The main Recycling/Waste Collection Centres (e.g. Hollingbury)?
Yours faithfully,

Rob Heale

Freedom Of Information, Brighton and Hove City Council

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1. What is the rate (proportion) of household waste that is recycled in
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(a) 2017/18?
(b) 2018/19?
(c) 2019/20?

2. What proportion of the household waste recycled consists of:-
(a) Glass?
(b) Card?
(c) Paper?
(d) Metals?
(e) Plastics?

3. What proportion of the recycled household waste derives from:-
(a) Communal Recycling Bins?
(b) Doorstep Recycling?
(c) Specialist Recycling Points (e.g. Clothes Recycling Bins, Electrical
Equipment Recycling)?
(d) The main Recycling/Waste Collection Centres (e.g. Hollingbury)?
 
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