Waste management

  • Waste collection and disposal contracts

    The total and annual value of your contract (REF: DN96377) with Devon Waste Management for Torrington waste services.   The approximate annual value is around £95k (x9 years for total contract cost – please see contract term details below) The … Continue reading →

  • Viridor waste management

    We understand that the following contract has expired. Service ‘ Treatment – WTS Contractor/s ‘ Viridor Waste Management Expiry date – 31/07/2018 Can you advise if a new contract has been/will be awarded for this service and if so what … Continue reading →

  • Destination of recycling/reuse in Exeter

    Please can you send my your answers to Waste Data Flow Question Q035: Destination of recycling/reuse tonnages in relation to Exeter City for the most recently available period. The handling of waste and recycling in Exeter is the responsibility of … Continue reading →

  • Contaminated Land Officers

    “On behalf of the Environmental Industries Commission I would like to make the following Freedom of Information (FOI) request of your Authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 1. Do you have specialist ‘contaminated land officers’ (CLO) employed within … Continue reading →

  • Recycling

    “Please could you provide me with the following information: 1. Are there white goods (fridges, washing machines, tumble dryers) recycling facilities in the local authority area? Yes, these can be accepted at the network of Devon County Council Household Waste … Continue reading →

  • Domestic non-recyclable rubbish

    “Please supply the following:- Total amount of domestic non-recyclable rubbish collected from homes in Devon? 159,639 tonnes (NI191 (household) http://www.wastedataflow.org/home.aspx) (16/17). (Includes 16,033 delivered to Household Waste Recycling Centres by householders) Total amount of rubbish entering landfill collected from Devon? … Continue reading →

  • Request Recycling

    Under the Freedom of Information act, please provide me with the following details: The amount of waste local authorities collected in tonnes, broken down by recycling and non-recycling. 2014/15 (2015) – Devon Authorities Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee minutes 2015/16 … Continue reading →

  • Highways Policy – Tipping Waste – Verges

    Information about Devon Highways policy of using grass verges in the countryside for tipping waste material from other projects/works, including environmental and planning assessments/permissions. To take a specific example, in early 2017 and early 2018 material has been dumped on … Continue reading →

  • Exeter recycling

    The University of Exeter is working on a Grand Challenges sustainability project, and we are trying to find out more information on Exeter’s recycling process. Firstly, we would like to know what percentage of Exeter’s collected recycling is actually recycled. … Continue reading →

  • Reprocessing plastic

    On your website http://www.recycledevon.org/what-happens-to-your-recycling you state: “Plastic: What happens: plastic is sorted into different grades and then sent to the correct reprocessor where it is turned into new plastic items such as bottles, fleeces and food containers.” I would be grateful … Continue reading →