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Description of the waste collection system

Scope of WEEE collected

WEEE from household waste	Similar waste	Unclear	Other
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Responsibility of collection: Swansea Council runs a bulky waste collection scheme to its residents, collecting large electrical items (eg fridges and freezers). The bulky waste collection is collected from the kerb, and residents have to contact the council to make an appointment and pay for the service. Council also has five Household Waste Recycling Centres where residents can take their WEEE waste for free. The Centres accept: household batteries, electrical goods, fluorescent tubes, fridges and freezers, large domestical electrcial appliances, and TVs and monitors.

Collection mode

	Non-retail bring points	Retail bring points	Civic amenity sites	Pick-up on request	Other
WEEE - Large Domestic Appliances			212.0
WEEE - Small Domestic Appliances			823.0
WEEE - Cathode Ray Tubes			188.0
WEEE - Flourescent tubes and other light bulbs			0.0
WEEE - Fridges and Freezers			324.0

Waste prevention and re-use

Council has its own Re-use shop at its waste recycling centres, encouraging residents to donate functioning WEEE equipment.

Collection schemes

Collection system	Information
Civic amenity sites	Number of sorted WEEE fractions in CAS	5
	Type of WEEE sorted in CAS	1. Large Domestic Appliances; 2. Small Domestic Appliances; 3. Cathode Ray Tubes; 4. Flourescent tubes and other light; 5. Fridges and Freezers.
	Share of WEEE sorted in CAS (%)	100
Non-retail bring points	Number of inhabitants per point	49096
Non-retail bring points	Description	Five Household Waste Recycling Centres identified on Council's website.
Retailer bring points	Number of inhabitants per point
Retailer bring points	Description	Information not known. Waste data has a category "Voluntary and Community Bring Points" but no WEEE was recorded against it.
Door-to-door collection	Bulky Waste collection is offered to residents - they must make an appointment and pay a fee for the service. The service is offered by Swansea Council. Particular WEEE items are not specificed, other than "bulky items of household waste that are too big for your black bags such as ...fridges, freezers..."
Mobile collection	Waste collection trucks
Mobile collection	Waste collection events

Performance of the waste collection system

The capture rate is assessed by comparing the collected quantities with the estimated WEEE generation.

Additional information: Mid 2012 population = 239,460; 2012-13 is the first available year of comparable data

References and disclaimer

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