LGOIMA Request Details: LG1956

Please see below our response to your questions:

Volume of material in tons taken from kerbside collection and streamed to land fill (Tons) and recovered (number of bales) for the current 10 months (Jan 20 to Oct 20) and previous 12 months Jan 19 to Dec 19).

Volume of Material taken in tonnes and streamed to landfill:

July 18 – June 19 – 117.5 tonnes

July 19 – June 20 – 230.01 tonnes

July 20 – Oct 20 – 32.02 tonnes

Current plastic bales in the yard as @ 16 Oct 20

Milk - 56

Clear - 39

Mixed – 121

What have you done about the recent claim of contractor recording recycling material but disposing of it directly to landfill?

Smart Environmental and they confirm no recycle was taken to landfill other than the period of Covid.

We do however remove non recycling material (CONTAMINATION) from the sort line and dispose at Bonny Glenn landfill. This is not recycling but refuse that householders have put into the recycle bin.

The exact volume of contamination is unknown but Smart have used a figure of approximately 20% contamination rate.