FOI/EIR 26/27-015-Recycled Clothing Banks

Details of any communications with British Heart Foundation 

Received 8 April 2026

We kindly request confirmation as to whether the Council has at any time engaged in correspondence with, or holds any records relating to, any of the following:
1. Name: British Heart Foundation
2. Address: British Heart Foundation, Compton House, 2300 The Crescent, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7YE
3. Email: (heretohelp@bhf.org.uk), mailto[heretohelp@bhf.org.uk]
4. Telephone Number : 0300 330 3322
5. Website: https://www.bhf.org.uk/
In particular, we request clarification as to whether the Council has ever:
6. corresponded with or holds any records relating to the organisation named above
7. utilised or consumed services provided by British Heart Foundation in relation to textile recycling banks or similar services
8. authorised, licensed, or otherwise permitted British Heart Foundation to place recycling banks on land owned, leased, or managed by the Council
9. held any agreements, permits, contracts, complaints, enforcement records, or internal communications relating to British Heart Foundation operated by this organisation

Responded 13 April 2026

1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. Yes
7. No
8. No
9. Yes, to internal communications
To clarify, our interaction with BHF is not to do with textile banks but towards to the work they do through charity shops to divert waste from landfill.