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Subject: Recycling rate

Reference: LBR-FOI-00713

1. What is the recycling rate (as a percentage of the total weight of waste) for all waste produced in the council area for the financial year 2021-22, and from the start of financial year 2022 to 31 December 2022?

2. If the figures for 2022/23 are not yet available, please provide an estimated amount, or the amount recycled thus far.

3. How often in a single four-week period does the council collect recycling bins for the following from domestic households:

a. Paper/Carboard

b. Glass

c. Plastic

d. Cans

Response

Full Disclosure - 21 February 2023

1. What is the recycling rate (as a percentage of the total weight of waste) for all waste produced in the council area for the financial year 2021-22, and from the start of financial year 2022 to 31 December 2022? Data not held. However, the recycling rate for waste produced in the borough of Richmond that was collected by the Council was 40.64% in 2021-22 and was 39.76% from the start of the financial year 2022-23 to the end of September 2022. The recycling rate for this waste for October-December 2022 has not yet been confirmed.

2. If the figures for 2022/23 are not yet available, please provide an estimated amount, or the amount recycled thus far.

The recycling rate for waste produced in the borough of Richmond that was collected by the Council during 2022/23 is likely to be around 40%.

3. How often in a single four-week period does the council collect recycling bins for the following from domestic households:

a. Paper/Carboard 4 times

b. Glass 4 times

c. Plastic 4 times

d. Cans 4 times

Please note that our responses were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of release, and have not subsequently been updated. This information should be considered an historical record only.