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<p>Figures are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>
2012 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2013 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2014
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2015 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2016 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
waste each year (by weight kgs)</p></td><td><p>1,527,649</p></td><td><p>1,540,849</p></td><td><p>1,847,883</p></td><td><p>1,622,240</p></td><td><p>1,595,716</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waste
recycled each year by weight in kgs</p></td><td><p>868,689</p></td><td><p>928,135</p></td><td><p>1,142,113</p></td><td><p>1,010,875</p></td><td><p>1,017,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food
waste (kgs) *Figure for 2012 is from April which<br> is when the House started diverting
food waste from<br>the general waste stream</p></td><td><p>67,230*</p></td><td><p>160,973</p></td><td><p>194,474</p></td><td><p>136,285</p></td><td><p>195,082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed
Recycling (kgs)</p></td><td><p>507,806</p></td><td><p>382,514</p></td><td><p>407,977</p></td><td><p>371,572</p></td><td><p>382,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glass
(kgs)</p></td><td><p>171,255</p></td><td><p>234,620</p></td><td><p>361,311</p></td><td><p>192,681</p></td><td><p>249,855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Confidential
waste and bulk collections of<br>Vote Office paper (kgs)</p></td><td><p>65,220</p></td><td><p>83,075</p></td><td><p>91,290</p></td><td><p>139,390</p></td><td><p>81,241</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>In
January 2012, our waste contractor introduced a mixed waste recycling scheme; hence
the statistics for individual recyclables were aggregated into a single waste stream.
In addition to the waste streams detailed above Parliament also recycles its WEEE
waste including consumables, metal, cooking oil, lamps and fittings.</p><p>Whereas
the previous system of disposal meant such wastes were segregated on-site where feasible,
the new scheme involves segregation at the end of the process at a local Materials
Recovery Facility.</p><p>This mixed recycling process achieves better recycling results
than local segregation due to the efficiency of the separation process at the Materials
Recovery Facility.</p><p>We do not receive separate figures for batteries.</p><p>Parliament
continues to explore new opportunities to recycle and recover waste in collaboration
with its waste service providers. Parliament commenced a new waste contract in November
2016 and the specification for the services included a written requirement for a continual
improvement approach to collaborative waste recycling improvement. It is the contractual
duty of the waste service provider to give advance notice of changes in best practice
and waste recycling technology and to incorporate these into their service provision
in the most expedient and effective way possible.</p>
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