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Town Hall, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7QF

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Dear Margaret,

Freedom of Information request relating to Tetra Pak recycling.

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
received on 7 March 2018.  I have registered your request under reference
number FOI 05121 and would be grateful if you would please use this
reference and the email address [1][Eden District Council request email]
on any future correspondence relating to this request. 

We aim to respond to your request no later than 6 April 2018.

Whilst it is the Council’s policy to provide information wherever
possible, I need to advise you that there are a number of exemptions under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which may prevent the  release of some
or all of the information you have requested.  Some exemptions are
absolute and some only apply where the public interest in maintaining the
exemption outweighs that in disclosing the information.  You will be
informed if this is the case and the reason why.

Once the information has been identified the Authority may also ask that a
fee be paid for processing and delivering the information to you. Details
of any fee to be charged will be notified to you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

Eden District Council

Nichola Baker

Data Transparency Assistant

Tel: 01768 212127

Email: [2][email address]

Town Hall

Penrith

Cumbria CA11 7QF

[3]www.eden.gov.uk

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Eden District Council

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whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged and confidential
information and if you are not the intended recipient you must not copy,
distribute or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this
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817817. Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer.

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Dear Margaret,

Freedom of Information request relating to Tetra Pak recycling

Further to your FOI request which was logged under FOI Ref No 05121, I am
now in a position to provide a response to your request for information
under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

There is no statutory duty to collect  drinks cartons.

Eden District Council have never collected drinks cartons (Tetrapak is
actually a trade name). We are aware of a private company, Eden Recycling,
who have collected them  in the past within Eden. However this company has
now ceased to operate.

In April 2012, Eden DC's new 15 year recycling contracts included the
collection of cans, glass, plastics and paper/card, this was authorised by
Eden's Members for the collections of these materials to be extended to
the full district.

We have ongoing discussions with our contractor on recycling. However at
this time our contractor do not wish to take up the opportunity of
recycling drinks cartons for the following reasons:

1. They would have to be separated manually at the MRF facility. Therefore
expensive, time consuming and would effect the efficiency of the plant.

2. The specialist Processors nearest outlet is in Halifax  which is some
distance away from Cumbria. To build up a significant volume to take to
the outlet would take a significant amount of time. There would be issues
of downgrading of the materials and moisture content and the risk would be
they may be rejected at the outlet. When the cartons are being processed
it is difficult to separate the various components within the drinks
carton and are therefore of very little value.

3. To collect cartons it would need to be commercially viable for
ourselves and agreed with our contractor. The collection/sortation/baling
and handling currently would outweigh the material value.

I hope this satisfies your query however if you are dissatisfied with this
response you can have your complaint heard under the Council’s Complaints
Procedure.  To do this you will need to contact us within 10 working days
of receipt of this email. You can do this by the contacting the Deputy
Chief Executive (Matthew Neal) via [1][email address]  or writing to  the
Deputy Chief Executive at Eden District Council, Town Hall, Penrith CA11
7QF. 

You can also complain to the Information Commissioner (ICO) at:
Information Commissioner’s Officer, Wycliffe House, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF or by telephoning 0303 123 1113.  Generally the ICO cannot make a
decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by
Eden District Council.

Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of
Information Act 2000 requests will be subject to copyright protection.  In
most cases the copyright will be owned by Eden District Council.  The
copyright in other information may be owned by another person or
organisation as indicated on the information itself.

You are free to use any of the information supplied for your own
non-commercial research or private study purposes.  The information may
also be used for any other purpose allowed by a limitation or exception in
copyright law, such as news reporting.  However, any other type of re-use,
for example by publishing the information in analogue or digital format,
including on the internet, will require the permission of the copyright
owner.

Yours sincerely

Eden District Council

Nichola Baker

Data Transparency Assistant

Tel: 01768 212127

Email: [2][email address]

Town Hall

Penrith

Cumbria CA11 7QF

[3]www.eden.gov.uk

From: Nichola Baker
Sent: 07 March 2018 10:04
To: '[FOI #469233 email]' <[FOI #469233 email]>
Subject: FOI 05121: Tetra PaK Recycling

Dear Margaret,

Freedom of Information request relating to Tetra Pak recycling.

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
received on 7 March 2018.  I have registered your request under reference
number FOI 05121 and would be grateful if you would please use this
reference and the email address [4][Eden District Council request email]
on any future correspondence relating to this request. 

We aim to respond to your request no later than 6 April 2018.

Whilst it is the Council’s policy to provide information wherever
possible, I need to advise you that there are a number of exemptions under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which may prevent the  release of some
or all of the information you have requested.  Some exemptions are
absolute and some only apply where the public interest in maintaining the
exemption outweighs that in disclosing the information.  You will be
informed if this is the case and the reason why.

Once the information has been identified the Authority may also ask that a
fee be paid for processing and delivering the information to you. Details
of any fee to be charged will be notified to you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

Eden District Council

Nichola Baker

Data Transparency Assistant

Tel: 01768 212127

Email: [5][email address]

Town Hall

Penrith

Cumbria CA11 7QF

[6]www.eden.gov.uk

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Eden District Council

Information contained in this email is intended only for the individual to
whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged and confidential
information and if you are not the intended recipient you must not copy,
distribute or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this
email in error please notify the sender immediately by telephone on 01768
817817. Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer.

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