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Household waste
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1. What was the most recently reported residual household waste per household (kg/hh/year) for your authority? Please specify the reporting year.
2. Currently how many households are there that receive refuse and recycling collections?
3. Approximately what percentage of domestic properties receive waste and recycling collections via communal or shared collection facilities (e.g. flats, apartments, communal bins or similar arrangements)?
4. How many tonnes of separately collected food waste were collected during the most recently completed reporting year? Please specify the reporting year.
5. If the authority monitors food waste participation, please provide the most recent participation rate available.
6. Does the authority operate a reuse shop, reuse area or formal reuse partnership associated with any Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)?
7. If yes, how many tonnes of material were diverted for reuse during the most recently completed reporting year? Please specify the reporting year.
8. Has the authority undertaken a Waste Composition Analysis (WCA) of residual household waste within the last three years?
9. If yes, please identify the three largest recyclable or compostable material streams identified within the residual household waste stream and provide the approximate percentage composition where available.
10. What single initiative or service change does the authority consider having made the greatest contribution towards improving recycling or reducing residual waste during the last three years?
