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Response 1846611

Response to request for information

Reference

1846611

Response date

7 September 2023

Request

  1. Do you accept mattresses at the majority/all your HWRCs? Please answer yes or no.
  1. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress?
  1. How are most of the mattress materials and components disposed of from HWRCs?

Please select one option:

  1. Sent for recycling (i.e., separated into component parts)
  2. Sent for landfill
  3. Sent for incineration for energy recovery
  1. Do you offer a collection service for mattresses? Please answer yes or no.
  2. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress?
  3. If yes, how are most of the mattress materials and components disposed of from collections? Please select one option:
    1. Sent for recycling (i.e., separated into component parts)
    2. Sent for landfill
    3. Sent for incineration for energy recovery
  4. Does your authority have plans to revise how mattresses are disposed of in the next 12 months? Please answer yes or no.
  5. If yes, how do you plan to dispose of mattresses in future?
  6. Do you signpost households to private sector mattress recycling providers in your region? Please answer yes or no.
  7. If yes, please list providers.
  8. Where possible, please provide a URL(s) for any pages on your council website which provide information to residents about mattress disposal.

Response

**** Please note that questions raised over disposal should be directed to Nottinghamshire County Council as the designated waste disposal authority. Rushcliffe are only responsible for collections:**** enquiries@nottscc.gov.uk

  1. Do you accept mattresses at the majority/all your HWRCs? Please answer yes or no.

    Please forward to Nottinghamshire County Council who are responsible for all HWRC's

  1. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress?

    Please note that questions raised over disposal should be directed to Nottinghamshire County Council as the designated waste disposal authority

  1. How are most of the mattress materials and components disposed of from HWRCs?

Please select one option:

  1. Sent for recycling (i.e., separated into component parts)
  2. Sent for landfill
  3. Sent for incineration for energy recovery

    Please note that questions raised over disposal should be directed to Nottinghamshire County Council as the designated waste disposal authority

  1. Do you offer a collection service for mattresses? Please answer yes or no.

    Rushcliffe does a part of a charged for service

  2. If yes, what is the charge in £ per mattress?

    £23 per first item and £11 for subsequent items

  3. If yes, how are most of the mattress materials and components disposed of from collections? Please select one option:
    1. Sent for recycling (i.e., separated into component parts)
    2. Sent for landfill
    3. Sent for incineration for energy recovery

      Please note that questions raised over disposal should be directed to Nottinghamshire County Council as the designated waste disposal authority

  4. Does your authority have plans to revise how mattresses are disposed of in the next 12 months? Please answer yes or no.

    Please note that questions raised over disposal should be directed to Nottinghamshire County Council as the designated waste disposal authority

  5. If yes, how do you plan to dispose of mattresses in future?

    Please note that questions raised over disposal should be directed to Nottinghamshire County Council as the designated waste disposal authority

  6. Do you signpost households to private sector mattress recycling providers in your region? Please answer yes or no.

    We do provide a generic message prior to booking any item to contact a charity to see if it cab be reused. Our experience is mattresses are not wanted

  7. If yes, please list providers. Not applicable
  8. Where possible, please provide a URL(s) for any pages on your council website which provide information to residents about mattress disposal.

    Please note that questions raised over disposal should be directed to Nottinghamshire County Council as the designated waste disposal authority

FOI Responses Recycling and Waste - 2023