Learn more about Waste Recycling in SM3
SM3 is 4.660 square kilometres containing 3 inner areas. and is a high number so effort needs to be made between the people to ensure SM3 becomes more sustainably. On top of that With 108 active businesses all having an impact on the way SM3’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
Veolia ES UK to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 44.21%, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 55.79% 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 SM3 spend £463,293.25 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 SM3? By 21,018 people of SM3 then it is only £22 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 SM3 produces 3,897 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 44.21%, this means 4,917 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of SM3’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 108 active businesses in SM3 produces 8,720 tonnes of commercial waste and 1,807 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
Veolia ES UK to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 44.21%, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 55.79% 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 SM3 spend £463,293.25 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 SM3? By 21,018 people of SM3 then it is only £22 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 SM3 produces 3,897 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 44.21%, this means 4,917 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of SM3’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 108 active businesses in SM3 produces 8,720 tonnes of commercial waste and 1,807 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
