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Question

1. True copies of extract/s from the contract/s between the Disposal Authority and its appointed waste disposal contractor/s detailing the list of authorised plastics that will be recycled as stated in the Council’s public communications for the periods 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 2. True copies of the audit/s undertaken by the Disposal Authority to evidence the plastics published in its list/s (and/or associated authority bodies) of authorised recyclable plastics will all be processed to end of waste life status before executing the contract/s with the selected waste contractor/s relating to the periods 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 3. True copies of all communications to include audits between the Disposal Authority and its appointed waste contractor/s for the periods 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 relating to plastic waste/recycling. 4. True copies of evidence that under the Environment Protection Regulations duty of care has been taken by the Disposal Authority with for example internal/ external audits/ site visits/inspections to evidence all plastic grades used to manufacture the publicly published authorised list/s of plastic recyclables (NOT product type, as one plastic bottle can be manufactured in a different plastic to another bottle for example) assigned to the Disposal Authority as “Recyclable” are confirmed and evidenced to have met end of waste life status in the UK and/ or abroad (if exported) to ensure the protection of human health and the environment. 5. Please provide true copies of all Environment Agency audits and correspondence relating to plastic waste for the periods 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

Answer

1. Contract extract - ‘Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council therefore produces a stream of mixed bottles, pots, tubs and trays (no film) baled for sale to market. ‘ 2. Nat PET 25.61 Jazz PET 8.78 Green PET 2.78 Nat HDPE 15.10 Jazz HDPE 6.78 Aluminium 0.09 Steel 3.21 PP 7.22 PET Trays 14.39 Flats 10.03 Residual waste 6.01 100.00 Example of end destination report supplied quarterly from contractor throughout this period. Please consider visiting the waste data flow site as a guest which will provide information for every authority in England and Wales. 3. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide this information as we have not retained this data in a format that is easily accessible. 4. Quarterly reports are provided by contractors (see example in Q2) 5. You will need to contact the Environmental Agency directly for this information using the following details: Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests PO Box 544 Rotherham S60 1BY United Kingdom enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk