Learn more about Waste Recycling in UB6
UB6 is 11.550 square kilometres and is a high number so effort needs to be made between the people to ensure UB6 becomes more sustainably. On top of that With 249 active businesses all having an impact on the way UB6’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 quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 49.77% 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 UB6 spend £3,390,024.00 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 UB6? By 51,364 people of UB6 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 UB6 produces 10,819 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 50.23%, this means 10,720 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of UB6’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 249 active businesses in UB6 produces 21,310 tonnes of commercial waste and 4,417 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 quite low when compared to other leading areas in Europe, 60%+ should be achievable. Sending 49.77% 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 UB6 spend £3,390,024.00 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 UB6? By 51,364 people of UB6 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 UB6 produces 10,819 tonnes of domestic waste and only recycles 50.23%, this means 10,720 is sent to landfill each year. In this instance it is the overall responsibility of UB6’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 249 active businesses in UB6 produces 21,310 tonnes of commercial waste and 4,417 tonnes of hazardous waste. It is the responsibility of the business that has produced it to perform proper waste clearance and waste treatment.
