FOI003167 EIR Waste Services

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.