Learn more about Waste Recycling in E7
E7 is 3.78 square kilometres and is a lot of people so work needs to be done to make E7 more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 46 active businesses all having an impact on the way E7’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) which 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 DSO they achieve a recycling rate of 49.63%, which is low when comparing it with other areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. We send 50.37% 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.
£2,706,650.00 is spent annually by the local authorities and councils in E7 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 E7? By 54,133 people of E7 then it is only £50 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 E7 produces 11,266 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.63%, this means 11,434 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of E7’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 46 active businesses in E7 produces 22,458 tonnes of commercial waste and 4,655 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) which 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 DSO they achieve a recycling rate of 49.63%, which is low when comparing it with other areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. We send 50.37% 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.
£2,706,650.00 is spent annually by the local authorities and councils in E7 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 E7? By 54,133 people of E7 then it is only £50 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 E7 produces 11,266 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 49.63%, this means 11,434 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of E7’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 46 active businesses in E7 produces 22,458 tonnes of commercial waste and 4,655 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
