Torfaen County Borough Council

Tor-faen - Torfaen

Demographic Information

GSSCode: W06000020

Authority Type: UTA[1]

Country: Wales

Region: Wales

Disposal Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council

Population[2] 92,264
Land Area (ha)[3] 12,623.99
Population per ha 7.31

Key Metrics

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

Metric Indicator
Number of HWRC(s) 1
Population per HWRC 92,264
Land Area per HWRC 12,623.99

Authority Reported Metrics

For reporting period: Apr22 - Mar23


Ranked Metrics

Metric Indicator Ranking
Percentage of waste Recycled, Organics or Prepared for Reuse (%) 58.7 22
Household Generated Waste (kg/pp) 189 14

Unranked Metrics

Metric Indicator Percentage
Total Municipal Waste Collected/Generated (tonnes) 43,664.0 -
Reuse, Recycling, Composting
Total Waste Reused Recycled Composted (tonnes) 25,636.0 58.7
• Household Waste Reused/Recycled (tonnes) 15,172.0 34.7
• Household Waste Composted (tonnes) 7,837.0 17.9
• Non-Household Waste Reused/Recycled (tonnes) 2,525.0 5.8
• Non-Household Waste Composted (tonnes) 103.0 0.2
Disposal
Waste Sent for other Recovery (tonnes) 1,034.0 -
• Other recovery: Recycling (tonnes) 1,034.0 -
• Other recovery: Composting (tonnes) 0.0 -
Waste Incinerated with Energy Recovery (tonnes) 13,706.0 -
Waste Incinerated without Energy Recovery (tonnes) 0.0 -
Waste Landfilled (tonnes) 185.0 -

Collections Contract Information[4]

Collection Arrangements

Primary[5]

Residual Collection: Fortnightly

Dry Recycleables: Weekly : Separate

  • Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority

Green Waste: Fortnightly : Separate : Not Charged

Food Waste: Weekly : Separate

Secondary[7]

Residual Collection: To be completed by Authority

Dry Recycleables: To be completed by Authority

  • Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Authority

Green Waste: To be completed by Authority

Food Waste: To be completed by Authority

Contract Arrangements

Residual Waste Collection: InHouse

Mixed Recycling Collections: InHouse

Organic Waste Collection: InHouse

Food Waste Collection: InHouse

Duration of Contract: 1

Contract Start Date: Ongoing/Rolling

Approximate Value: £2,501,125

Comments

NA

Destination Information

Significant Tonnage Summary[8]

Data comes from WasteDataFlow for the period Apr21 - Mar22.

Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Food waste Anaerobic or Aerobic Digestion Segregated Other/Exempt Agrivert (HOV), Parc Stormy, Stormy Down, Porthcawl, Bridgend Waste food only 3325.05
Green waste Windrow or other composting Other/Exempt Newport Green, Docksway Disposal Site, Phase 2, Docks Way, Maesglas, Newport Green garden waste only 5231.12
Residual waste Incineration with energy recovery Viridor Waste Management Ltd Cardiff Energy Recovery Facility, Trident Park, Glass Avenue, Ocean Way, Cardiff NA 17888.02
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Recresco, Springvale Industrial Estate, Cwmbran, Torfaen, Mixed glass 2820.20


References

  1. Authority Type Abreviations:
    • UTA - Unitary Authority
    • DIS - District
    • MTD - Metropolitan District
    • LBO - London Borough
    • CTY - County Council
  2. Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
  3. Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
  4. Data initially populated from propriatory database.
  5. These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.
  6. 6.0 6.1 This should detail the Kerbside Collection Scheme operated by the LA e.g. co-mingled, twin stream or source segregated.
  7. Due to the diverse nature of housing stock within a local authority's juristriction most LAs operate secondary collection arrangements to accommodate for this difference in housing e.g. houses, flats etc
  8. Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.