Glass recycling sites
Case reference FOI2025/00761
Received 17 September 2025
Published 13 October 2025
Request
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The total number of glass recycling sites/bottle banks that are currently operational in your council area.
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The number of glass recycling sites/bottle banks that have been removed or closed in your council area in each of the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far.
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The locations of these closed sites, the dates of their removal/closure, and reasons for their removal/closure.
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Details of any glass recycling sites/bottle banks which have opened in your council area in each of the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far.
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Details of the frequency of kerbside glass collections carried out in your council area and any changes in their frequency in each of the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far.
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Details of the volume of glass that can be collected in a single kerbside collection for an individual household and any changes to this volume over the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far.
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Details of the criteria for kerbside glass collection in your council area and any changes to this over the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far.
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Details of any plans to change the frequency and/or volume of kerbside glass collections carried out in your council area in the future. If your council does not currently provide kerbside glass collection, please provide details of any plans to introduce it in the future.
Response
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The total number of glass recycling sites/bottle banks that are currently operational in your council area.
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None that are Council run. |
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The number of glass recycling sites/bottle banks that have been removed or closed in your council area in each of the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far.
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84 former bring sites were removed around a decade ago.
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The locations of these closed sites, the dates of their removal/closure, and reasons for their removal/closure.
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This data set is no longer available given the time since these Bring Sites were in-situ |
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Details of any glass recycling sites/bottle banks which have opened in your council area in each of the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far.
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None |
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Details of the frequency of kerbside glass collections carried out in your council area and any changes in their frequency in each of the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far.
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Glass recycling is collected from the kerbside fortnightly.
This was introduced in 2014 and has not changed since. |
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Details of the volume of glass that can be collected in a single kerbside collection for an individual household and any changes to this volume over the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far.
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240L wheeled bin. |
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Details of the criteria for kerbside glass collection in your council area and any changes to this over the last ten full financial years, plus the current financial year so far. |
All forms of household glass are collected. |
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Details of any plans to change the frequency and/or volume of kerbside glass collections carried out in your council area in the future. If your council does not currently provide kerbside glass collection, please provide details of any plans to introduce it in the future. |
There are no specific plans.
A strategic review of waste collection options is planned for 2026/7. |
Documents
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