Learn more about Waste Recycling in Potters Bar
Potters Bar spans 1 square kilometres and is a significant number of people so work needs to be done to make Potters Bar more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 28 active businesses all having an impact on the way Potters Bar’s commercial waste is treated..
Waste recycling after waste clearance is a vital process for the health and condition of our environment. DSO who have been hired to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 0.3987, 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. £71,052.29 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in Potters Bar 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 Potters Bar produces 703 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.3987, this means 1,061 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of Potters Bar’s councils or boroughs to treat it properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from commercial activity. Which 28 active businesses in Potters Bar produces 1,745 tonnes of commercial waste and 362 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. DSO who have been hired to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 0.3987, 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. £71,052.29 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in Potters Bar 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 Potters Bar produces 703 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.3987, this means 1,061 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of Potters Bar’s councils or boroughs to treat it properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from commercial activity. Which 28 active businesses in Potters Bar produces 1,745 tonnes of commercial waste and 362 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
