Learn more about Waste Recycling in Langley Vale
Langley Vale spans 4.8096 square kilometres and is a significant number of people so work needs to be done to make Langley Vale more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 32 active businesses all having an impact on the way Langley Vale’s commercial waste is treated..
Waste recycling after waste clearance is a vital process for the health and condition of our environment. 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 relatively low, other European areas, we should be aiming to get to 60%+. Sending 48.04% of waste to landfill needs improving
To ensure we change the way industries think of waste, waste recycling must improve and needs to be done in a way that is effective and in alignment with certain standards, once we can improve its performance then the industry can evolve. £32,694.37 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in Langley Vale to spend on public waste management annually, however if divided by 4,187; the population of Langley Vale then it is only £8 per individual, which considering we need to improve could more money be allocated to public waste processing?
There are two different types of waste and both have two different angles of responsibility once the waste collection has been carried out:
1. Household waste comes from residential properties. Which Langley Vale produces 912 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.5196, this means 843 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of Langley Vale’s councils or boroughs to treat it properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from commercial activity. Which 32 active businesses in Langley Vale produces 1,737 tonnes of commercial waste and 360 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 after waste clearance is a vital process for the health and condition of our environment. 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 relatively low, other European areas, we should be aiming to get to 60%+. Sending 48.04% of waste to landfill needs improving
To ensure we change the way industries think of waste, waste recycling must improve and needs to be done in a way that is effective and in alignment with certain standards, once we can improve its performance then the industry can evolve. £32,694.37 is a substantial amount for the local authorities in Langley Vale to spend on public waste management annually, however if divided by 4,187; the population of Langley Vale then it is only £8 per individual, which considering we need to improve could more money be allocated to public waste processing?
There are two different types of waste and both have two different angles of responsibility once the waste collection has been carried out:
1. Household waste comes from residential properties. Which Langley Vale produces 912 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 0.5196, this means 843 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of Langley Vale’s councils or boroughs to treat it properly.
2. Business waste is classified as any type of waste generated from commercial activity. Which 32 active businesses in Langley Vale produces 1,737 tonnes of commercial waste and 360 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
