Learn more about Waste Recycling in E1
E1 is 14.80 square kilometres containing 13 inner areas. and is a significant number so between the people a lot needs to be done to make E1 more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 928 active businesses all having an impact on the way E1’s commercial waste is treated..
Waste recycling once a waste removal has been carried out is a vital process for the health and condition of our environment and it should not be seen as a chore but a necessity if we are to improve the health of our planet
ELWA (East London Waste Authority) which has been set up between Redbridge, Havering, Barking & Dagenham and Newham to deal with waste more efficiently in East London along with the waste contractor DSO they achieve a recycling rate of 49.63%, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 50.37% of waste to landfill is not sustainable
To ensure we shift the perspective of our industry, waste recycling after the waste collection must increase and must be done in a way that is professional and in alignment with certain standards, only then can the industry evolve.
the local authorities in E1 spend £6,391,950.00 a year on public waste management, however considering we need to improve our recycling rates could more money be allocated to public waste processing in E1? By 127,839 people of E1 then it is only £50 per individual.
The two different types of waste are household and business and both have two different angles of responsibility:
1. Household waste comes from residential properties. Which E1 produces 26,606 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.63%, this means 27,003 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of E1’s councils or boroughs to carry out the waste clearances and treatment properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from a waste clearance of a commercial activity. Which 928 active businesses in E1 produces 53,037 tonnes of commercial waste and 10,992 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
Waste recycling once a waste removal has been carried out is a vital process for the health and condition of our environment and it should not be seen as a chore but a necessity if we are to improve the health of our planet
ELWA (East London Waste Authority) which has been set up between Redbridge, Havering, Barking & Dagenham and Newham to deal with waste more efficiently in East London along with the waste contractor DSO they achieve a recycling rate of 49.63%, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 50.37% of waste to landfill is not sustainable
To ensure we shift the perspective of our industry, waste recycling after the waste collection must increase and must be done in a way that is professional and in alignment with certain standards, only then can the industry evolve.
the local authorities in E1 spend £6,391,950.00 a year on public waste management, however considering we need to improve our recycling rates could more money be allocated to public waste processing in E1? By 127,839 people of E1 then it is only £50 per individual.
The two different types of waste are household and business and both have two different angles of responsibility:
1. Household waste comes from residential properties. Which E1 produces 26,606 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.63%, this means 27,003 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of E1’s councils or boroughs to carry out the waste clearances and treatment properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from a waste clearance of a commercial activity. Which 928 active businesses in E1 produces 53,037 tonnes of commercial waste and 10,992 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
