I would like to know what percentage of plastic waste your local authority has recycled in the past three years as follows: a) 2019, b) 2020, c) 2021.
WasteDataFlow is the system used by UK local authorities for municipal waste data reporting. The data entered on this system can be accessed by members of the public via a simple registration process. Registered users can go to the reports section of the WasteDataFlow website and select the Councils and reporting periods that they are interested in. A range of reports are available but the raw data report for question 100 shows the waste type, quantity and destination of waste sent for treatment and disposal.
Data is publicly available via the Waste Data Flow system up until the end of the 2020/21 financial year. (Section 21) The data requested for the remainder of 2021 is below. Please note that this remains provisional at this time.

1. The total amount of plastic waste collected for recycling by your authority, measured in tonnes.
April-Dec 2021:
• Fraction from Comingled Kerbside Collections (Bottles, pots, tubs and trays): 951.37
• HWRC Collected (Rigid plastic): 77.74
• Total (tonnes): 1029.11

2. The total amount of collected plastic waste that was then processed in the UK.
April-Dec 2021
• Total (tonnes): 1029.11

3. The total amount of collected plastic that was processed outside of the UK.
April-Dec 2021:
Bracknell Forest: 0
Reading : 0
Wokingham: 0

4. The total amount of exported plastic waste broken down by destination country.
Not applicable

5. Does the Council have a strategy to recycle plastic waste in the UK instead of exporting?
Yes. It is currently our policy to ensure that plastics are recycled within the UK.