Learn more about Waste Recycling in HA8
HA8 is 11.83 square kilometres and is a significant number so between the people a lot needs to be done to make HA8 more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 169 active businesses all having an impact on the way HA8’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
a mix between DSO & Amey, to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 42.56%, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 57.44% 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 HA8 spend £1,062,661.52 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 HA8? By 66,378 people of HA8 then it is only £16 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 HA8 produces 11,847 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 42.56%, this means 15,989 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of HA8’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 169 active businesses in HA8 produces 27,539 tonnes of commercial waste and 5,707 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
a mix between DSO & Amey, to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 42.56%, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 57.44% 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 HA8 spend £1,062,661.52 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 HA8? By 66,378 people of HA8 then it is only £16 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 HA8 produces 11,847 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 42.56%, this means 15,989 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of HA8’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 169 active businesses in HA8 produces 27,539 tonnes of commercial waste and 5,707 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
