Learn more about Waste Recycling in TW17
TW17 is 12.35 square kilometres containing 4 inner areas. and is a high number so effort needs to be made between the people to ensure TW17 becomes more sustainably. On top of that With 156 active businesses all having an impact on the way TW17’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
WLWA (West London Waste Authority), which has been set up between Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames to deal with waste more efficiently in West London along with a mix between the waste contractors Serco and Veolia ES UK they achieve a recycling rate of 49.86%, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 50.14% 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 TW17 spend £797,552.00 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 TW17? By 14,242 people of TW17 then it is only £56 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 TW17 produces 2,978 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.86%, this means 2,995 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of TW17’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 156 active businesses in TW17 produces 5,909 tonnes of commercial waste and 1,225 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
WLWA (West London Waste Authority), which has been set up between Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames to deal with waste more efficiently in West London along with a mix between the waste contractors Serco and Veolia ES UK they achieve a recycling rate of 49.86%, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 50.14% 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 TW17 spend £797,552.00 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 TW17? By 14,242 people of TW17 then it is only £56 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 TW17 produces 2,978 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.86%, this means 2,995 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of TW17’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 156 active businesses in TW17 produces 5,909 tonnes of commercial waste and 1,225 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
