NLWA - North London Waste Authority
Waste disposal and recycling initiatives for the seven north London boroughs
Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Waltham Forest
Waste Facts
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Almost 1 million tonnes of rubbish is produced in North London every year (enough to fill 8 football stadiums top to bottom)
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By 2020 we will be generating up to 44% more per year (that's another 4 football stadiums!)
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Throwing away rubbish is expensive - by 2011 the tax alone for sending waste to landfill will be £48 per tonne - around 8 times the cost to landfill a tonne of waste in 1996.
Information For Residents
Recycle
Currently in North London about 27% of rubbish is recycled, by 2020 it is hoped that we can reach a target of 50%.
To achieve this we want to make it easy for you to be able to recycle as much of your waste as possible.
Taking positive action
We aim to:
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Provide households in North London with easily accessible recycling and composting collection services
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Improve the efficiency of our reuse and recycling centres, diverting at least 60% of this rubbish away from landfill sites
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Provide new facilities n North London to enable us to recycle and compost the majority of the area's waste
You can help by:
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Separating your rubbish for recycling
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Separating your rubbish for composting at home or with a local community group
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Recycling more when you visit your local re-use and recycling centre
Recycling is easy
It is now possible to recycle more rubbish than ever before, everything from paper and cans through to kettles and fridges.
To find out what can be recycled where you live please contact your local council.
For your nearest reuse and recycling centre please click here.
To find out more about what electrical items you can recycle and where in North London you can take them, please view our new handy guide to recycling all things electrical. Hard copies are available upon request, for your copy, contact us.