Learn more about Waste Recycling in Plaistow
Plaistow spans 3.29 square kilometres and is a significant number of people so work needs to be done to make Plaistow more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 210 active businesses all having an impact on the way Plaistow’s commercial waste is treated..
Waste recycling after waste clearance is a vital process for the health and condition of our environment. 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
To ensure we change the way industries think of waste, waste recycling must improve and needs to be done in a way that is effective and in alignment with certain standards, once we can improve its performance then the industry can evolve. £2,122,605.00 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in Plaistow to spend on public waste management annually
There are two different types of waste and both have two different angles of responsibility once the waste collection has been carried out:
1. Household waste comes from residential properties. Which Plaistow produces 8,835 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.63%, this means 8,967 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of Plaistow’s councils or boroughs to treat it properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from commercial activity. Which 210 active businesses in Plaistow produces 17,612 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,650 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 after waste clearance is a vital process for the health and condition of our environment. 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
To ensure we change the way industries think of waste, waste recycling must improve and needs to be done in a way that is effective and in alignment with certain standards, once we can improve its performance then the industry can evolve. £2,122,605.00 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in Plaistow to spend on public waste management annually
There are two different types of waste and both have two different angles of responsibility once the waste collection has been carried out:
1. Household waste comes from residential properties. Which Plaistow produces 8,835 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.63%, this means 8,967 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of Plaistow’s councils or boroughs to treat it properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from commercial activity. Which 210 active businesses in Plaistow produces 17,612 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,650 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
