Learn more about Waste Recycling in SM4
SM4 is 6.640 square kilometres containing 3 inner areas. and is a significant number so between the people a lot needs to be done to make SM4 more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 192 active businesses all having an impact on the way SM4’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 low when comparing it with other areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. We send 55.79% of waste to landfill which needs to change
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.
£812,074.73 is spent annually by the local authorities and councils in SM4 on public waste removal and waste disposal, however considering where we are at regarding needing to improve our recycling rates could more money be allocated to public waste processing in SM4? By 36,841 people of SM4 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 SM4 produces 6,830 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 44.21%, this means 8,619 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of SM4’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 192 active businesses in SM4 produces 15,284 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,168 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 low when comparing it with other areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. We send 55.79% of waste to landfill which needs to change
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.
£812,074.73 is spent annually by the local authorities and councils in SM4 on public waste removal and waste disposal, however considering where we are at regarding needing to improve our recycling rates could more money be allocated to public waste processing in SM4? By 36,841 people of SM4 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 SM4 produces 6,830 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 44.21%, this means 8,619 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of SM4’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 192 active businesses in SM4 produces 15,284 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,168 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
