Main duties

Our main duties are:

• Arranging the disposal of waste collected by the seven north London boroughs
• The transport and disposal of waste from reuse and recycling centres
• Storage and disposal of abandoned vehicles

Disposing of household waste

We arrange for the disposal of waste collected by the seven north London boroughs, which is handled through one or more of the following facilities:

• Edmonton solid waste incineration plant, an energy from waste incinerator located at the Edmonton EcoPark in the London Borough of Enfield
• Fuel preparation plant, a road transfer station located at the Edmonton EcoPark
• A bulky waste recycling facility, located at the EcoPark
• In-vessel composting plant, located at Edmonton EcoPark
• Hendon rail transfer station, located in the London Borough of Barnet
• Hornsey Street road transfer station, located in the London borough of Islington

To find out more about what these facilities look like and how they work take a look at our handy guide to waste facilities.  For a hard copy of this leaflet please contact the NLWA Communications team - on 020 8489 4360 or email Communications@NLWA.gov.uk

Other items we dispose of

It is also our responsibility to arrange for the disposal of the following:

Clinical waste
Clinical waste collected by the seven Boroughs in the Authority area is treated at a specialist facility provided by LondonWaste Ltd's subsidiary, Polkacrest, at Edmonton.

Asbestos
Cement asbestos from households can be deposited at the Hornsey Street Re-use and Recycling Centre, Hornsey Street, London N7 8HU by Appointment only Tel: 020 8884 5645 or email: hornseyr&r@londonwaste.co.uk.

Tyres
Boroughs are directed to deliver tyres to McGrath Ltd in Bow for recycling.

Transporting waste

We arrange for the transport and disposal of waste from re-use and recycling centres.  Within the NLWA area the seven boroughs provide residents with a place to dispose of their household waste and recyclables. Our responsibility is for transporting and disposing of the waste from these sites.

In 2006/07 the Authority disposed of 35,560 tonnes of waste from reuse and recycling centres.

The waste is transported and disposed from the following sites:

• Summers Lane (Barnet)
• Regis Road (Camden)
• Barrowell Green (Enfield)
• Hornsey High Street (Haringey)
• Park View Road (Haringey)
• Hornsey Street (Islington)
• Kings Road (Waltham Forest)
• Gateway Road (Waltham Forest)
• South Access Rd (Waltham Forest)