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Request
Request for:
1. All of the photos that NLWA previously sent (which were taken in 2014/15) again, because the memory sticks that we sent, now seem to have expired so the images are not accessible (they were sent direct from NLWA's photographer).
2. Any other photos that we took at the same time of collection vehicles working in the boroughs
3. Any other photos that NLWA holds of the external part of the Edmonton EcoPark site i.e. anything taken since 2018.
Response
REF: Request for photos of the Edmonton ERF, waste collection vehicles and the EcoPark site
Thank you for your request of 12 April for a range of photographs, which we have supplied as follows.
Pictures of the Edmonton EfW facility
Firstly, you asked for copies of all the photographs that we had previously sent you of the Edmonton EfW facility in all formats. This was because the photos we previously sent are no longer accessible from the memory cards provided. These photos were taken in 2014/15 so are beyond our retention period. However, because they represent a historical record of the EcoPark site and don’t contain any pictures of identifiable people we have kept them beyond our usual three-year retention period. We have only retained a medium resolution copy of each photograph.
As discussed subsequently, I contacted the photographer who took the photos to see if he had any higher resolution copies and unfortunately the photographer has similarly only kept medium resolution copies of these photographs, so we can only supply you with medium resolution format. I have put these photos on a memory stick which I have sent in the post to you to the address above.
I have not included any photographs of the former compost plant or bulky waste facility.
Waste collection photographs
Secondly you asked if we could supply you with any other photos that we took at the same time as the photographs of the EfW facility showing waste collection vehicles working in the seven north London boroughs and also any photographs of vehicles tipping their contents.
I have put a range of photographs, which again don’t show any identifiable people, on the same memory stick but in a separate folder for you. I have excluded any photos which just show containers. Please note that these photographs show collection vehicle types which were in use at the time the photos were taken. They may no longer be in use by the collection authorities.
Additional photographs of the EcoPark
Lastly you asked if we could provide any other photographs showing the external side of the Edmonton EcoPark site, specifically anything taken since 2018 showing the redevelopment of the site. A large number of the more recent photographs are available from the North London Heat and Power Project (NLHPP) website at www.northlondonheatandpower.london My colleague will source, and I’ll send any additional such photographs separately to you.
I hope the memory stick I have posted meets your requirements.
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217 photographs were issued in response to this request - they are not included in the Scheme of Publication due to the volume of files sent, but can be made available on request by completing an enquiry form on the NLWA website: https://www.nlwa.gov.uk/enquiry
