Learn more about Waste Recycling in IG11
IG11 is 11.3 square kilometres and is a significant number so between the people a lot needs to be done to make IG11 more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 142 active businesses all having an impact on the way IG11’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
a mix between DSO & Amey, to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 0.42, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 0.58 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 IG11 spend £2,081,001.00 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 IG11? By 53,359 people of IG11 then it is only 39.00 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 IG11 produces 9,315 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.42, this means 13,061 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of IG11’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 142 active businesses in IG11 produces 22,137 tonnes of commercial waste and 4,588 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
a mix between DSO & Amey, to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council they achieve a recycling rate of 0.42, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 0.58 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 IG11 spend £2,081,001.00 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 IG11? By 53,359 people of IG11 then it is only 39.00 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 IG11 produces 9,315 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.42, this means 13,061 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of IG11’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 142 active businesses in IG11 produces 22,137 tonnes of commercial waste and 4,588 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
