The information requested is information that will be held under the Directorate responsible for waste. The information requested below is information the Environment Agency (regulatory body) could request and therefore should be maintained and be on hand:

1. True copies of extract/s from the contract/s between the Waste Collection Authority and its appointed waste disposal contractor/s detailing the list of authorised plastics that will be recycled as stated in the Waste Collection Authorities public communications for the periods 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

2. True copies of the audit/s undertaken by the Waste Collection Authority to evidence the plastics published in the list/s of authorised recyclable plastics will all be processed to end of waste life status before executing the contract with the selected waste contractor/s relating to the periods 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

3. True copies of audits between the Waste Collection Authority and its appointed waste contractor/s for the periods 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 relating to plastic waste/recycling.

4. True copies of evidence that under the Environment Protection Regulations duty of care has been taken by the Collection Authority with for example internal/ external audits/ site visits/inspections to evidence all plastic grades used to manufacture the publicly published authorised list of plastic recyclables (NOT product type, as one plastic bottle can be manufactured in a different plastic to another bottle for example) assigned to the Collection Authority as “Recyclable” by the public are confirmed and evidenced to have met end of waste life status in the UK and/ or abroad (if exported) to ensure the protection of human health and the environment.

5. True copies of all Environment Agency audits relating to plastic waste for the periods 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

See attached file.