FOI Request - Commercial Waste Recycling & Contamination
Request 101003987949
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding commercial waste collection, bin standardisation, and contamination rates within your council.
Please provide the following data, if held, for the following calendar years:
A) 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025
B) 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2026
1. The current standard bin colours used by the council for commercial and business waste collections for general waste, dry mixed recycling, paper and cardboard, glass, food waste.
2. The total tonnage of commercial/business recycling collected.
3. The total tonnage of commercial/business recycling that was rejected or sent to landfill/EfW (Energy from Waste) due to contamination.
4. The number of commercial/business waste collections refused (i.e. the bin was not emptied) by the collection crew due to bin contamination.
5. The number of formal warnings, fines, or Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued to businesses for failing to correctly separate waste or for bin contamination.
Response 19-05-2026
1.
General waste collection Green bins
Paper/Cardboard Blue bins
Mixed cans/plastic bottles Purple bins
Mixed Glass Green bins (stickered for glass only)
Food Waste We do not provide commercial food waste collections
2.a)
General Waste 2519
Paper/Cardboard 494
Cans/plastics 61
Glass 181
b).
General Waste 2409
Paper/Cardboard 396
Cans/plastics 89
Glass 124
3. This is not recorded separately but is included within the total tonnages for general waste above. Any contaminated recycling bins are left by the crews, then uplifted within the commercial waste collections once the customer has paid the outstanding fees for servicing contaminated bins.
4.a) Approx 450 over 12 months
b) Approx 400 over 12 months
5.a) Nil
b) Nil