Frequently asked FOIs

Waste and recycling

This page provides regularly asked FOI information on statistics about our waste and recycling service.

Please check to see if your FOI request is answered below before submitting a new request.

Service requests

If you would like to report a missed bin, book a bulky or scrap metal waste collection, order a new bin, subscribe to the garden waste bin scheme or check to see when your next collection is, please visit our waste and recycling service section.

Cost of joint waste service

We work with Tamworth Borough Council to provide recycling services across Tamworth and Lichfield District. The below table details the total cost of the joint waste service (on a management accounting basis ie excluding capital charges and IAS 19 pension adjustment) and the cost to Lichfield District Council.

We publish this data at the end of every financial year (April/May) and will not provide interim updates inbetween publication dates.

Year	Total cost of joint waste service	Cost to Lichfield District Council
2022/2023	£4,388,386	£2,549,210
2021/2022	£3,041,931	£1,773,445
2020/2021	£2,893,756	£1,500,228
2019/2020	£2,728,540	£1,591,012
2018/2019	£2,667,709	£1,555,274
2017/2018	£2,918,326	£1,687.960
2016/2017	£2,973.399	£1,709,705
2015/2016	£2,895,508	£1,664,917
2014/2015	£3,279,451	£1,885,684
2013/2014	£3,129,342	£1,799,372
2012/2013	£3,208,971	£1,845,158
2011/2012	£3,271,124	£1,880,896

Complaints

The below table details complaints handled by the joint waste service – across Lichfield District & Tamworth. We publish this data at the end of every financial year (April/May) and will not provide interim updates inbetween publication dates

Year	Number of complaints
2022/2023	74
2021/2022	4
2020/2021	9
2019/2020	4
2018/2019	0
2017/2018	0
2016/2017	5
2015/2016	7
2014/2015	7
2013/2014	8
2012/2013	40
2011/2012	16

Replacement black bins

The below table details the costs/number of replacement black (refuse) bins issued by the joint waste service – across Lichfield District & Tamworth. We do not charge for replacement garden (brown/green) or recycling (blue) bins. We publish this data at the end of every financial year (April/May) and will not provide interim updates inbetween publication dates.

Year	Number of replacement bins issued	Income from replacement bins
2022/2023	110	£2338
2021/2022	87	£1815
2020/2021	77	£1639.50
2019/2020	74	£1445
2018/2019	88	£1215
2017/2018	105	£855

Waste to landfill

We do not directly send any waste or recycling to landfill – domestic waste that cannot be recycled is sent to be incinerated. We do not recycle textiles – we encourage residents to take unwanted textiles to the local household recycling centre or a charity shop.

Recycling weights

Our recycling is comingled, so paper, card, metal, plastic and glass are collected and processed together, so we can’t provide percentages of each type of dry recycled materials.

Recycling totals

The below table details the recycling totals for Lichfield District only.

Year	Percentage
2009/10	55.56%
2010/11	56.93%
2011/12	57.32%
2012/13	58.65%
2013/14	57.30%
2014/15	54.81%
2015/16	51.90%
2016/17	52.43%
2017/18	51.44%
2018/19	47.81%
2019/20	48.12%
2020/21	47.50%
2021/22	45.64%
2022/23	43.92%