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General Question - 23rd October 2009 |
Under Standing Order 14, Councillor Mrs. C.E. Nichols had submitted the following question it was agreed that in her absence and due to the lateness of the hour a written response would be provided.
“Please could the Cabinet member give an update on the Council’s progress on recycling. What are the quarterly figures for recyclables ( both tonnage and as a percentage, with green waste separately identified) since the launch of Alternate Weekly Collection? What price will Grundons be charging per tonne to process Spelthorne’s recyclables during 2009/2010? What plans are there to boost the tonnages of recyclables collected in Spelthorne?”
The written response to the question is set out below:
“Councillors will be aware that Spelthorne launched Alternate Weekly Collections in October 2007. The tonnages and percentages are available on this sheet that I will give to Councillor Mrs. Nichols.
Percentages have ranged from a total recycling percentage of a low of 30.5% to a high of 38%.
To boost the tonnages of recyclables collected we are carrying out a number of initiatives including;
· Implementing a new garden waste scheme to improve the efficiency, take-up and quantity of garden waste diverted from landfill.
· In the process of moving previously identified difficult properties onto Alternate Weekly Collection.
· The Borough’s schools are now being included into the Alternate Weekly Collection scheme to boost recycling rates.
· Identifying and targeting specific areas of low participation.
· Targeting relevant messages to problem areas as well as providing a clearer picture of locations that require a more focused approach – to increase dry recycling.
· Continual marketing and awareness raising campaigns are planned throughout the year, including waste minimisation messages.
· A Research project currently ongoing looking at local opportunities for including more plastics into all Surrey collection schemes.
Finally, Grundons will be charging £38.88 per tonne to process our recyclables for 2008/09, which was an increase of £1.88 per tonne or 5% on 2007/08. The Depot is unaware at this stage what the charges are for this financial year. However the increase is normally inline with the Retail Price Index which is lower than the 5% it was last year.
However, the amount we receive from recycling credits has increased by 3%, making the predicted difference fairly small.”
For information Spelthorne Recycling percentage October 2007 – March 2009:
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Date |
Recycling tonnages |
Garden waste tonnages |
Total waste collected |
% 1.Recycling 2.Garden |
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Q3 07 Oct-Dec |
2628.83 |
Not available |
Oct 2726.3 Dec 2394.7 |
1 - Oct 29% Dec 38% 2. - N/A |
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Q4 07 Jan-Mar |
2394.16 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Q1 08 Apr-June |
2584.11 |
290.04 |
8258.01 |
1 - 31% 2 - 3% |
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Q2 08 July-Sept |
2254.11 |
285.23 |
8180.3 |
1 - 27.5% 2 -3% |
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Q3 08 Oct-Dec |
2567.17 |
252.9 |
8102.9 |
1 - 32% 2 - 3% |
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Q4 08 Jan-Mar |
2406.3 |
53.3 |
7637.2 |
1 - 32% 2 - <1% |