Learn more about Waste Recycling in KT12
KT12 is 19.79 square kilometres containing 3 inner areas. and is a significant number so between the people a lot needs to be done to make KT12 more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 212 active businesses all having an impact on the way KT12’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
SLWP (South London Waste Partnership), which has been set up between Merton, Kingston upon Thames, Croydon and Sutton to deal with waste more efficiently in south London along with the waste contractor Veolia ES UK they achieve a recycling rate of 0.5196, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 48.04% 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 KT12 spend £287,633.61 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 KT12? By 36,834 people of KT12 then it is only £8 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 KT12 produces 8,026 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.5196, this means 7,420 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of KT12’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 212 active businesses in KT12 produces 15,281 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,167 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
SLWP (South London Waste Partnership), which has been set up between Merton, Kingston upon Thames, Croydon and Sutton to deal with waste more efficiently in south London along with the waste contractor Veolia ES UK they achieve a recycling rate of 0.5196, which is quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 48.04% 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 KT12 spend £287,633.61 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 KT12? By 36,834 people of KT12 then it is only £8 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 KT12 produces 8,026 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.5196, this means 7,420 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of KT12’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 212 active businesses in KT12 produces 15,281 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,167 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
