This is a request for information under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
Please provide the following information relating to liners used in your household food waste collection service:
1. Does the council recommend or require residents to use food waste liners in kitchen food caddies?
2. If yes, what types of liners are accepted?
• Compostable liners only
• Plastic liners
• Any liner type
• No liners accepted
3. Does the council supply food waste liners to residents?
• Yes
• No
4. If yes, please state the type supplied.
5. What treatment process is used for collected food waste?
• Anaerobic digestion
• In-vessel composting
• Other (please specify)
6. Are food waste liners removed from the food waste stream at any stage of the treatment process?
• Yes
• No
• Partially
• Information not held by the council
7. If liners are removed, please state:
a) which liner types are removed;
b) at what stage of the process they are removed; and
c) the final destination of the removed liners (e.g. energy recovery, landfill, recycling or other treatment process).
8. If the council's food waste is processed by a third-party contractor, please provide the name of the processing contractor and facility used.
9. Please provide a copy of, or web link to, the current guidance issued to residents regarding the use of food waste liners.
I would appreciate the information in electronic format where possible.