Watford Borough Council
Watford District
Demographic Information
GSSCode: E07000103
Authority Type: DIS[1]
Country: England
Region: Eastern
Disposal Authority: Hertfordshire County Council
| Population[2] | 96,767 |
| Land Area (ha)[3] | 2,130.24 |
| Population per ha | 45.43 |
Key Metrics
Authority Reported 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) | 50.2 | 66 |
| Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) | 305.1 | 33 |
Unranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics | |||
| • | Local Authority Collected Waste | ||
| Total Waste (tonnes) | 31,594 | ||
| • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 15,836 | ||
| • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 15,758 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 542 | ||
| • | Household | ||
| Total waste (tonnes) | 31,438 | ||
| • | Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 15,786 | |
| • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 9,021 | ||
| • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 6,765 | ||
| • | Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 15,652 | |
| • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) | 13,152 | ||
| • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) | 1,959 | ||
| • Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 542 | ||
| • | Non-Household | ||
| • | Total waste (tonnes) | 156 | |
| • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 50 | ||
| • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 105 | ||
| 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) | 373.0 | ||
| Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) | 0.0 | ||
Collections Contract Information[4]
Collection Arrangements
Primary[5]
Residual Collection: Weekly
Dry Recycleables: Weekly : Comingled
- 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 (Veolia)
Mixed Recycling Collections: OutSourced (Veolia)
Organic Waste Collection: OutSourced (Veolia)
Food Waste Collection: OutSourced (Veolia)
Duration of Contract: 7
Contract Start Date: 2013
Approximate Value: £35,000,000
Comments
NA
Destination Information
Significant Tonnage Summary[8]
Data comes from WasteDataFlow for the period Apr21 - Mar22.
| Stream | Facility | Operator | Address | Material | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comingled recyclate | Materials recovery facility | Pearce Recycling Company Ltd | Pearce House, Acrewood Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire | NA | 9408.08 |
| Mixed green and food waste | In vessel composting | Agrivert Ltd | Redwell Wood Farm, Blackhorse Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire | Mixed garden and food waste | 5681.21 |
For further destination information see Disposal Authority (Hertfordshire 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.