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 |
Notes
Collections Contract Information[1]
Key Metrics
Metric[2] | Indicator | Ranking |
---|---|---|
Residual Waste per Person (kg/person) | 196.15 | 159 |
Residual Waste per ha (t/ha) | 0.7 | 148 |
Recycling Rate (%) | 42.4 | 212 |
Organic[3] Waste per Person (kg/person) | 0 | 0 |
Food Waste per Person (kg/person) | 0 | 0 |
Collected Recyclate | ||
* Collected Garden (tonnes) | 0 | 0 |
* Collected Food (tonnes) | 0 | 0 |
* Collected Mixed[4] (tonnes) | 11,396.84 | 35 |
* Other Collected Recyclate (tonnes) | 5,648.95 | 344 |
Collected Residual Waste (tonnes) | 23,155.83 | 127 |
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 (Biffa)
Mixed Recycling Collections: OutSourced (Biffa)
Organic Waste Collection: OutSourced (Biffa)
Food Waste Collection: OutSourced (Biffa)
Duration of Contract: 10
Contract Start Date: 2009
Approximate Value: £23,000,000
Comments
Revised. Moves to Urbaser Environmental Ltd on 1 March 2019 10+8 contract. Joint with Tonbridge & Malling - South Kent Waste Partnership
Notes
- ↑ Data initially populated from propriatory database.
- ↑ Collection data from WasteData Flow for calendar year 2017, and refers to only waste colleced at the kerbside.
- ↑ Combined Garden, Food and Mixed Waste.
- ↑ Collection of Food and Garden Waste together in the same bin.
- ↑ 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
Destination Information
Significant Tonnage Summary[1]
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.)
- ↑ Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.