Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Tunbridge Wells District
Demographic Information
GSSCode: E07000116
Authority Type: DIS[1]
Country: England
Region: South East
Disposal Authority: Kent County Council
| Population[2] | 118,054 |
| Land Area (ha)[3] | 33,076.47 |
| Population per ha | 3.57 |
Key Metrics
For reporting period (Financial Year April to March): 2022-23
Ranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (%) (Ex NI192) | 47.8 | 87 |
| Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) | 349.3 | 137 |
Unranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics | |||
| • | Local Authority Collected Waste | ||
| Total Waste (tonnes) | 40,537 | ||
| • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 19,387 | ||
| • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 21,151 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 327 | ||
| • | Household | ||
| Total waste (tonnes) | 40,529 | ||
| • | Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 19,386 | |
| • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 11,237 | ||
| • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 8,150 | ||
| • | Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 21,143 | |
| • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) | 18,928 | ||
| • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) | 1,887 | ||
| • Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 327 | ||
| • | Non-Household | ||
| • | Total waste (tonnes) | 8 | |
| • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 8 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| Management of Local Authority Collected Waste | |||
| To Landfill (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| To Other Routes (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators | |||
| Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) | 408.1 | ||
| Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) | 0.0 | ||
Collections Contract Information[4]
Collection Arrangements
Primary[5]
Residual Collection: Fortnightly
Dry Recycleables: Fortnightly : Mixed
- Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority
Green Waste: Fortnightly : Comingled : Not Charged
Food Waste: Fortnightly : Comingled
Secondary[7]
Residual Collection: To be completed by Authority
Dry Recycleables: To be completed by Authority
- Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Authority
Green Waste: To be completed by Authority
Food Waste: To be completed by Authority
Contract Arrangements
Residual Waste Collection: OutSourced (Urbaser)
Mixed Recycling Collections: OutSourced (Urbaser)
Organic Waste Collection: OutSourced (Urbaser)
Food Waste Collection: OutSourced (Urbaser)
Duration of Contract: 10
Contract Start Date: 2019
Approximate Value: £23,000,000
Comments
Joint with Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council - part of South Kent Waste Partnership
Destination Information
Significant Tonnage Summary[8]
| Stream | Facility | Operator | Address | Material | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comingled recyclate | Materials recovery facility | Veolia E S Cleanaway ( U K ) Ltd | Rainham Recycling And Reclamation Centre, Coldharbour Lane, Off Ferry Lane, Rainham, Essex | NA | 6510.56 |
| Green waste | In vessel composting | New Earth Solutions ( Kent ) Ltd | Blaise Farm Quarry, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent | Green garden waste only | 4853.18 |
| Source segregated recyclate | Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) | Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd | Mill Street, Kent | Mixed paper & card | 6027.89 |
For further destination information see Disposal Authority (Kent County Council.)
References
- ↑ Authority Type Abreviations:
- UTA - Unitary Authority
- DIS - District
- MTD - Metropolitan District
- LBO - London Borough
- CTY - County Council
- ↑ Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
- ↑ Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
- ↑ Data initially populated from propriatory database.
- ↑ These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 This should detail the Kerbside Collection Scheme operated by the LA e.g. co-mingled, twin stream or source segregated.
- ↑ Due to the diverse nature of housing stock within a local authority's juristriction most LAs operate secondary collection arrangements to accommodate for this difference in housing e.g. houses, flats etc
- ↑ Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.