West Berkshire Council
West Berkshire
Demographic Information
GSSCode: E06000037
Authority Type: UTA[1]
Country: England
Region: South East
Disposal Authority: West Berkshire Council
| Population[2] | 158,527 |
| Land Area (ha)[3] | 70,360.16 |
| Population per ha | 2.25 |
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) | 49.8 | 68 |
| Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) | 426.5 | 308 |
Unranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics | |||
| • | Local Authority Collected Waste | ||
| Total Waste (tonnes) | 70,193 | ||
| • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 35,270 | ||
| • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 34,924 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 994 | ||
| • | Household | ||
| Total waste (tonnes) | 69,284 | ||
| • | Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 34,523 | |
| • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 18,396 | ||
| • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 16,127 | ||
| • | Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 34,760 | |
| • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) | 26,931 | ||
| • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) | 3,892 | ||
| • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) | 2,944 | ||
| • Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 994 | ||
| • | Non-Household | ||
| • | Total waste (tonnes) | 909 | |
| • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 746 | ||
| • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 163 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| Management of Local Authority Collected Waste | |||
| To Landfill (tonnes) | 4,506 | ||
| To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 29,768 | ||
| To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) | 35,270 | ||
| To Other Routes (tonnes) | 570 | ||
| Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) | 1,667 | ||
| Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators | |||
| Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) | 489.4 | ||
| Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) | 6.4 | ||
Collections Contract Information[4]
Collection Arrangements
Primary[5]
Residual Collection: Fortnightly
Dry Recycleables: Fortnightly : Comingled
- Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority
Green Waste: Fortnightly : Comingled : 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 (Veolia)
Mixed Recycling Collections: OutSourced (Veolia)
Organic Waste Collection: OutSourced (Veolia)
Food Waste Collection: OutSourced (Veolia)
Duration of Contract: 25
Contract Start Date: 2008
Approximate Value: £3,480,000
Comments
NA
Destination Information
Key Metrics
| Metric[8] | Indicator | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Number of HWRC(s) | 1 | 136 |
| Population per HWRC | 158,473 | 35 |
| Land Area per HWRC | 70,416.94 | 7 |
| Residual Waste per Person (kg/person) | 242.43 | 41 |
| Residual Waste per Ha (t/ha) | 0.55 | 137 |
| Recycling Rate (%%) | 51.97 | 25 |
| Organic Waste per Person (kg/person) | 127.6 | 18 |
| Food Waste per Person (kg/person) | 0 | 90 |
| Residual Waste to Landfill (tonnes) | 14937.19 | 88 |
| Residual Waste to Energy Recovery[9] (tonnes) | 31132.82 | 103 |
| Recyclate | ||
| * Garden (tonnes) | 20,221.3 | 58 |
| * Food (tonnes) | 0 | 90 |
| * Dry Recyclate (tonnes) | 21,344.39 | 131 |
| Residual Waste (tonnes) | 38,419.31 | 28 |
Significant Tonnage Summary[10]
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
- ↑ Collated from Waste Data Flow returns for callendar year 2017.
- ↑ This only includes waste sent directly to ATT or EfW
- ↑ Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.