Learn more about Waste Recycling in RM11
RM11 is £8.97 square kilometres and is a significant number so between the people a lot needs to be done to make RM11 more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 55 active businesses all having an impact on the way RM11’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) 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 Havering Recycling Service they achieve a recycling rate of 0.3856, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 0.6144 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 RM11 spend £1,874,843.00 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 RM11? By 31,777 people of RM11 then it is only £59 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 RM11 produces 5,138 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.3856, this means 8,187 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of RM11’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 55 active businesses in RM11 produces 13,183 tonnes of commercial waste and 2,732 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) 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 Havering Recycling Service they achieve a recycling rate of 0.3856, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 0.6144 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 RM11 spend £1,874,843.00 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 RM11? By 31,777 people of RM11 then it is only £59 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 RM11 produces 5,138 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.3856, this means 8,187 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of RM11’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 55 active businesses in RM11 produces 13,183 tonnes of commercial waste and 2,732 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
