Learn more about Waste Recycling in RM4
RM4 is 45.81 square kilometres containing 7 inner areas. and is a high number so effort needs to be made between the people to ensure RM4 becomes more sustainably. On top of that With 56 active businesses all having an impact on the way RM4’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 38.56%, which is relatively low, other European areas, we should be aiming to get to 60%+. Sending 61.44% of waste to landfill needs improving
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.
£3,197,269.00 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in RM4 to spend on public waste management annually, however if divided by 54,191; the population of RM4 then it is only £59 per individual, which considering we need to improve could more money be allocated to public waste processing?
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 RM4 produces 8,763 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 38.56%, this means 13,962 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of RM4’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 56 active businesses in RM4 produces 22,482 tonnes of commercial waste and 4,660 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 38.56%, which is relatively low, other European areas, we should be aiming to get to 60%+. Sending 61.44% of waste to landfill needs improving
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.
£3,197,269.00 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in RM4 to spend on public waste management annually, however if divided by 54,191; the population of RM4 then it is only £59 per individual, which considering we need to improve could more money be allocated to public waste processing?
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 RM4 produces 8,763 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 38.56%, this means 13,962 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of RM4’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 56 active businesses in RM4 produces 22,482 tonnes of commercial waste and 4,660 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
