Learn more about Waste Recycling in E12
E12 is 5.13 square kilometres and is a significant number so between the people a lot needs to be done to make E12 more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 225 active businesses all having an impact on the way E12’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 E12 spend £2,130,300.00 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 E12? By 42,606 people of E12 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 E12 produces 8,867 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.63%, this means 8,999 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of E12’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 225 active businesses in E12 produces 17,676 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,663 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 E12 spend £2,130,300.00 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 E12? By 42,606 people of E12 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 E12 produces 8,867 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.63%, this means 8,999 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of E12’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 225 active businesses in E12 produces 17,676 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,663 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
