FOI Request to Household Waste Recycling Centres
Case reference FOI2026/01268
Received 18 June 2026
Published 20 July 2026
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide 5 years worth of data for the following, to the below timelines:
* 1st June 2025 > 31st May 2026
* 1st June 2024 > 31st May 2025
* 1st June 2023 > 31st May 2024
* 1st June 2022 > 31st May 2023
* 1st June 2021 > 31st May 2022
Requested data, for response:
1. Does your council offer kerbside recycling waste collection of batteries and/or small electrical products? (Please answer: batteries and small electrical products, batteries only, small electrical products only, or no)
2. What is the quantity (in weight) of vaping products processed in the recycling waste facilities in your council area?
3. What is the overall quantity (in weight) of battery and/or small electrical items processed in the recycling waste facilities in your council area?
4. How many fire incidents have occurred at waste disposal, recycling sites, or in bin lorries?
Response
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Please find the answers to your queries below:
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide 5 years worth of data for the following, to the below timelines:
* 1st June 2025 > 31st May 2026
* 1st June 2024 > 31st May 2025
* 1st June 2023 > 31st May 2024
* 1st June 2022 > 31st May 2023
* 1st June 2021 > 31st May 2022
Requested data, for response:
1. Does your council offer kerbside recycling waste collection of batteries and/or small electrical products? (Please answer: batteries and small electrical products, batteries only, small electrical products only, or no)
For all requested years - batteries and small electrical products.
2. What is the quantity (in weight) of vaping products processed in the recycling waste facilities in your council area?
For all requested years - we do not operate any waste facilities, we are the Waste Collection Authority and are not responsible for disposal or reprocessing.
3. What is the overall quantity (in weight) of battery and/or small electrical items processed in the recycling waste facilities in your council area?
For all requested years - we do not operate any waste facilities, we are the Waste Collection Authority and are not responsible for disposal or reprocessing.
4. How many fire incidents have occurred at waste disposal, recycling sites, or in bin lorries?
For all requested years – we do not hold data on waste disposal or recycling site fires, we are the Waste Collection Authority and are not responsible for disposal or reprocessing.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
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