Wood Waste Recycling

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Dear requester

We acknowledge with thanks your request for information held by Bolton
Council received at this office on 08/03/2024.

This request will be considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
/ Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004 as appropriate to your
request.  

This may take up to 20 working days to be processed (although we will
endeavour to provide the information as quickly as possible).

Please be advised that if an exemption applies to the information that you
have requested, the statutory period may be exceeded in accordance with
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Dear requester

Request for information under the Environmental Information Regulations
2004

I write further to your request for information received on 08 March 2024.
We have assessed if your request should be handled as a Freedom of
Information Act 2000 request and have concluded that it should be dealt
with under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), which is
the legislation that applies to requests for information which relate to
the environment.

You Requested

I would like to request the following information regarding wood waste
recycling in your borough:

What is the annual volume of wood waste collected?

What type of collection is used, such as Roll-on/Roll-off or walking
floor?

What is the average weight of collection?

When is the contract end date for the current wood waste management
service?

Have any extensions been agreed upon for the current contract?

Who is the current incumbent or provider of the wood waste collection
service?

What is the total value of the current wood waste management contract?

What is the council's preferred method of wood waste disposal, such as
recycling or biomass?

What are the current rejection criteria for collected wood waste?

How is the waste tendering process conducted — in lots, as total waste
management, or as a single service on its own?

Our Response

The Council considers that the exception under regulation 12(4)(a) applies
to your request; regulation 12(4)(a) provides an exception to the release
of Environmental Information where the public authority does not hold that
information when an applicant’s request is received.

Bolton Council does not provide a collection and recycling service of wood
to households or businesses in Bolton. Therefore, the information is not
held.

As per the Information Commissioners Office’s Freedom of Information Code
of Practice, should you disagree with our decision, you may appeal within
40 working days of this email to:

The Borough Solicitor, Bolton Council, Town Hall, Bolton, BL1 1RU

Email: [1][email address]

Should you further disagree with the decision following the appeal you may
wish to contact the Information Commissioner:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF

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Tel: 01625 545700, Fax: 01625 524510

Should you have any other queries regarding this please contact
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Yours sincerely

The Information Governance Team

Room 120, 1^st Floor, Town Hall, Bolton, BL1 1RU

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