Learn more about Waste Recycling in UB4
UB4 is 8.350 square kilometres and is a significant number so between the people a lot needs to be done to make UB4 more environmentally friendly. On top of that With 266 active businesses all having an impact on the way UB4’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
Hillingdon Council to deal with waste more efficiently they achieve a recycling rate of 50.23%, which is low when comparing it with other areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. We send 49.77% 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.
£2,614,656.00 is spent annually by the local authorities and councils in UB4 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 UB4? By 39,616 people of UB4 then it is only £66 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 UB4 produces 8,345 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 50.23%, this means 8,268 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of UB4’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 266 active businesses in UB4 produces 16,436 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,406 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
Hillingdon Council to deal with waste more efficiently they achieve a recycling rate of 50.23%, which is low when comparing it with other areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. We send 49.77% 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.
£2,614,656.00 is spent annually by the local authorities and councils in UB4 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 UB4? By 39,616 people of UB4 then it is only £66 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 UB4 produces 8,345 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 50.23%, this means 8,268 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of UB4’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 266 active businesses in UB4 produces 16,436 tonnes of commercial waste and 3,406 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
