Food Waste - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
Food Waste
FOI Number
15751
Date Received
02/11/2021
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
I'm looking for information on the following.1. What percentage of households have had access to a separate food waste collection service in each of the past three years?2. What percentage of households disposed of food waste in their general waste bin in each of the past three years?

3. How many tonnes of household food waste have been collected in each of the past three years and how is that waste managed?
Response
1.
2018 – 43%
2019 – 43%
2020 – 43%

2.
2018 – 57%
2019 – 57%
2020 – 57%

3.
2018 – 1078 tonnes
2019 – 1074 tonnes
2020 – 1105 tonnes
The food waste is transported to an Anaerobic Digestion facility for processing and treatment.