“I would like to request the following information:
1(a) How much recycling waste has been collected as a percentage (and if possible, by weight) of all waste in each of the following years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019?
This information is held in financial years, and is provided below:-
| Year | Recycling percentage | Tonnes recycled | Total tonnes |
| 15/16 | 55.1 | 202,266 | 375,424 |
| 16/17 | 55.7 | 205,599 | 378,777 |
| 17/18 | 54.0 | 196,982 | 372,570 |
| 18/19 | 56.0 | 203,988 | 372,784 |
1(b) Of the total recycled waste received each year specified in 1(a), please provide how much of that is successfully recycled as a percentage (and if possible, by weight)?
100% for all.
2. Please provide the total weight and percentage of recyclable waste by these categories (a)-(g) in each of the following years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019:
(a) Mixed recycling
(b) Glass
(c) Plastics
(d) Aluminium
(e) Paper and cardboard
(f) food waste
(g) garden refuse
| Year |
Glass (tonnes) |
% of recycled waste |
Plastics (tonnes) |
% of recycled waste |
Metal (tonnes) |
% of recycled waste | Paper & card (tonnes) | % of recycled waste | Food waste (tonnes) | % of recycled waste | Garden waste (tonnes) | % of recycled waste |
| 15/16 | 21,510 | 10.6 | 6,170 | 3.0 | 8,361 | 4.1 | 33,972 | 16.8 | 8,467 | 4.2 | 77,961* | 38.5 |
| 16/17 | 22,556 | 11.0 | 6,863 | 3.3 | 9,087 | 4.4 | 35,815 | 17.4 | 12,136 | 5.9 | 71,373* | 34.7 |
| 17/18 | 22,777 | 11.6 | 7,749 | 3.9 | 8,730 | 4.4 | 35,365 | 18.0 | 18,604 | 9.4 | 67,648* | 34.3 |
| 18/19 | 24,109 | 11.8 | 8,411 | 4.1 | 9,021 | 4.4 | 34,580 | 17.0 | 21,522 | 10.9 | 65,452* | 32.1 |
*Mainly garden waste but includes an unknown percentage of food waste from the districts that were still collecting mixed food and garden waste in those years.
Mixed recycling – we do not hold information regarding mixed recycling.
Aluminium – some is mixed with steel so we have offered metal (tins/cans/foil/scrap) in this category
Percentage recyclable waste has been calculated as follows – e.g. glass 15/16: 21510 / 202266 = 10.6%
3. Please provide where and how all non-recyclable waste is disposed.”
This information is publicly available on the Devon County Council website – Waste and Recycling