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Cigarette and vaping product litter
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I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding the collection of litter in your council area, specifically cigarette butts and vaping products. If you could please provide the following information:
Cigarette butt collections
1. The total number (and weight/volume, if recorded) of cigarette butts collected from any beaches, parks, and the local high street in your council area during the following periods:
• 1 September 2022 - 31 August 2023
• 1 September 2023 - 31 August 2024
• 1 September 2024 - 31 August 2025
Please provide a breakdown by location type.
We do not weigh or record the volume of cigarette butts separately from other litter.
Vaping product collections
2. The total number (and weight/volume, if recorded) of disposable vapes or other vaping products collected from public spaces during the same periods:
• 1 September 2022 - 31 August 2023
• 1 September 2023 - 31 August 2024
• 1 September 2024 - 31 August 2025
Please provide a breakdown by type of vaping product (e.g. disposable vapes, refillable devices/cartridges) and by location type (e.g. parks, beaches, high streets), with the data in a CSV file.
We do not weigh or record the volume of disposable vapes or vaping products separately from other litter.
If the above data is not available separately, please provide any available data on cigarette butts and/or vaping products that your council holds, including where these items are recorded within broader litter categories for the same date ranges listed above.
We do not record these items in any broader categories.
