Eco Tips
It costs more to recycle than to dump rubbish!
This is a myth. Rubbish collection costs money, landfill sites are filling up and landfill taxes have been steadily increasing year on year. Our households produce over a tonne of waste every year and only a quarter of it is recycled.
Links
Resource Forum
Brings together business, community and government, the Forum is a meeting place for everyone interested in managing the waste resource sustainably. It is a network of individuals and organisations which comes together regularly to develop working partnerships and to address common issues. TheResouceForum.org will allow recyclers and resource managers of all kinds to highlight their work and keep in touch the wider network between events.
WRAP
WRAP works with individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more materials. This helps to create better use of resources and to tackle climate change.
London Remade
London Remade work with partners across the recycling and waste management industry, bring together the public, private and third sector to form powerful, relationships.
London wide Strategies and plans
Making Waste Work in London, The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy, May 2007
The Government’s Waste Strategy for England 2007
The London Plan:Housing Provision Targets, Waste and Minerals Alterations - Mayor of London, 2006
Facts and figures
CapitalWasteFacts website.
Advice
NLSA
The North London Strategic Alliance was established in 1999 as the sub-regional strategic partnership. The NLSA brings together public, private and voluntary organisations working across north London.
LCRN
The London Community Recycling Network is a community of charities, social enterprises, public sector bodies, individuals and businesses all working to make best use, reuse and recycling of resources for London
