Plastic bag and wrapping recycling collection

BRECKLAND COUNCIL
About us: Breckland Council (the Council), Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, Dereham NR19 1EE, 01362 656870 is the data controller for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR), Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and any associated domestic law.

How we use your information: We will use your personal information for the purposes of entering you into a prize draw. The processing of this information is necessary, and you have given your consent for the Council to undertake the processing as defined under Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR, i.e. the processing is necessary for the Council to perform a task and you have given your clear consent for us to process your information for this task. If at anytime you wish to withdraw your consent and not participate in the prize draw, please contact legal@breckland.gov.uk.

Data Sharing: Your data will be used for this specific purpose and will not be onwardly shared. We will only use your data within the terms of data protection laws and will store it in a secure, password-protected data base/spreadsheet on the Council’s computer system.

Retention: Your personal information will be kept until the prize draw is completed and the winners in receipt of their prize, after which time it will be securely deleted.

Your rights: You have a number or rights available to you, including the right to see copies of all the data held about you, to ask for it to be corrected or deleted, to request the Council to restrict what it does with your data in certain circumstances, to object to what the Council may do with your data, and to data portability. Please note that these rights are not absolute and there are circumstances where they do not apply or the Council may override these rights, however, if this is the case you will be informed of this.

Further information: If you want more information you may contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer at legal@breckland.gov.uk or telephone the Council on 01362 656870 and ask to speak to the Data Protection Officer. If you are unhappy with the way your personal information is being handled you can contact the independent Information Commissioner at: https://ico.org.uk/.

NORTH NORFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL

 About us: North Norfolk District Council (the Council), Holt Rd, Cromer NR27 9EN, 01263 516000, is the data controller for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR), Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and any associated domestic law.

 How we use your information: We will use your personal information for the purposes of entering you into a prize draw. The processing of this information is necessary, and you have given your consent for the Council to undertake the processing as defined under Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR, i.e. the processing is necessary for the Council to perform a task and you have given your clear consent for us to process your information for this task. If at anytime you wish to withdraw your consent and not participate in the prize draw, please contact eastlaw@north-norfolk.gov.uk

 Data Sharing: Your data will be used for this specific purpose and will not be onwardly shared. We will only use your data within the terms of data protection laws and will store it in a secure, password-protected data base/spreadsheet on the Council’s computer system.

Retention: Your personal information will be kept until the prize draw is completed and the winners in receipt of their prize, after which time it will be securely deleted.

 Your rights: You have a number or rights available to you, including the right to see copies of all the data held about you, to ask for it to be corrected or deleted, to request the Council to restrict what it does with your data in certain circumstances, to object to what the Council may do with your data, and to data portability. Please note that these rights are not absolute and there are circumstances where they do not apply or the Council may override these rights, however, if this is the case you will be informed of this.

 Further information: If you want more information you may contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer at eastlaw@north-norfolk.gov.uk or telephone the Council on 01263 516000 and ask to speak to the Data Protection Officer. If you are unhappy with the way your personal information is being handled you can contact the independent Information Commissioner at: https://ico.org.uk/.

Plastic bags and wrapping refers to the flexible plastic packaging that typically bend easily and can include bags, pouches, sachets, removable lids/liners (yoghurt pot lids) and wrappings. Plastic bags and wrapping are most commonly used to protect products such as sweets/chocolates, snack foods, frozen foods, bakery, fresh produce, meat, dairy, pet food, processed foods, cosmetics, personal care, householder detergents, beverage bottle/can wrappings.

From April 2027, local authorities will need to start collecting and recycling plastic bags and wrapping. To do this we need to explore the best way to collect this material. In Norfolk our recycling is all collected in one bin and taken to our Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) where it is sorted into each material ready for recycling. When you add plastic bags and wrapping to this, it can make it hard to separate after collection. Collecting all the plastic bags and wrappings into one collection bag should allow us to make sure when we come to sort your recycling, it is a much more efficient process.

The trial is currently available to a small number of households for a trial period, so come April 2027 we will be ready to offer this to all households in Norfolk.

The trial will begin in September 2025 and will run across three recycling collections. Specific dates for your area can be found below.

North Norfolk District Council

On Tuesday 16th September, Tuesday 30th September and Tuesday 14th October we will be accepting collection bags as part of your usual recycling collection.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

On Wednesday 17th September, Wednesday 1st October and Wednesday 15th October we will be accepting collection bags as part of your usual recycling collection.

Breckland Council

On Thursday 25th September, Thursday 9th October and Thursday 23rd October we will be accepting collection bags as part of your usual recycling collection.

We are running the trial to measure the effectiveness of the collection bags. This only involves a small section of households, and we are running these trials in small areas across Norfolk.  Running the trial in small areas allows for the project to collect detailed insights and gain an understanding of the best methods to collect plastic bags and wrapping from homes.

Small areas of Breckland Council, Great Yarmouth Borough Council and North Norfolk District Council are trialling a temporary collection of plastic bags and wrappings from your home. If your area is within the trial you will have received a leaflet inviting you to take part.

During the trial you can use the collection bag to recycle plastic bags and wrapping but also continue to take them back to store if you prefer.

The process for recycling plastic bags and wrapping is different to recycling other plastic packaging. Therefore, plastic bags and wrapping need to be grouped together so that they can be sorted effectively during the recycling process.

We accept all types of plastic bags and wrapping listed in the leaflet you have received, so long as they fit inside the collection bag. Please do not put plastic bags and wrapping loose in with your other recycling. Remember to always use your collection bag and tie it securely.

Your Council’s website does not include the plastic bags and wrapping recycling collection from home because the trial is currently only available to a small selection of households. At this stage of the trial, we only want those households in the trial area to put out plastic bags and wrapping for recycling from their homes.

Your area is a representative of communities across Norfolk in terms of rurality, economy, geography, and recycling services and collection methods. We are trialling the collection of plastic bags and wrapping in a variety of areas across Norfolk.