Office furniture recycle and disposal statistics: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
A breakdown of new office furniture bought by the Scottish Government in each of the past five years showing types, quantities and costs.
A breakdown of old office furniture disposed of by the Scottish Government in each of the past five years showing types, quantities and costs.
The quantity of old office furniture (a) sold and (b) donated for re-use in each of the past five years.
Response
An exemption(s) under section 12 of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested.
A breakdown of new office furniture bought by the Scottish Government in each of the past five years showing types, quantities and costs.
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the costs of locating, retrieving and providing the information requested would exceed the upper cost limit of £600.
Under section 12 of FOISA public authorities are not required to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying would exceed the upper cost limit, which is currently set at £600 by Regulations made under section 12.
You may find it helpful to look at the Scottish Information Commissioner's 'Tips for requesting information under FOI and the EIRs' on his website at: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourRights/Tipsforrequesters.aspx.
A breakdown of old office furniture disposed of by the Scottish Government in each of the past five years showing types, quantities and costs.
The quantity of old office furniture (a) sold and (b) donated for re-use in each of the past five years.
The Scottish Government is committed to re-using and recycling furniture, including re-upholstering furniture, recycling to other agencies and ethical disposal of any end of life product.
The attached spreadsheets shows office furniture that has been disposed of, donated to charity and recycled.
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Contact
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
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