North London residents set out priorities for waste and recycling

North London residents set out priorities for waste and recycling

Survey shows reducing carbon emissions and using raw materials wisely are the top demands The results of a survey by North London Waste Authority (NLWA) have revealed what residents of seven boroughs... Read more »
Move to ban disposable vapes welcomed by North London Waste Authority

Move to ban disposable vapes welcomed by North London Waste Authority

The government announced this week it would be introducing a ban on disposable vapes because of their environmental and health impacts credit Elsa Olofsson via Unsplash North London Waste Authority has welcomed... Read more »
Simpler Recycling won’t boost recycling rates says North London waste authority

Simpler Recycling won’t boost recycling rates says North London waste authority

Recycling efforts by north London’s two million residents will not be significantly boosted by the new Simpler Recycling proposals, the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has warned. While the waste disposal authority... Read more »
Residents express concern over human bio waste fertilizer spread over fields

Residents express concern over human bio waste fertilizer spread over fields

Claude and Sarah Wiggerman have spent their summer and fall frustrated with a pile fertilizer near their Bruce County property. “It’s dried human waste. It’s human waste from industrial and residential places,... Read more »
Havering Council has no plans to introduce wheelie bins for waste collection despite being only east London borough not to use them.

Havering Council has no plans to introduce wheelie bins for waste collection despite being only east London borough not to use them.

Local Democracy reporter Josh Mellor today writes in the Havering Daily. Havering Council has “no plans” to introduce wheelie bins for waste collection but it “may consider” the option in the future.... Read more »
Huge fire at waste transfer station in South London | UK | News

Huge fire at waste transfer station in South London | UK | News

A spokesperson for London Fire Brigade (LFB) said: “Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a waste transfer station on Shakespeare Road in Herne Hill.  “The whole... Read more »
Greggs opens outlet store in East London to tackle food waste

Greggs opens outlet store in East London to tackle food waste

Greggs has opened its very first outlet store in Newham, East London, selling day-old, unsold products at reduced prices. The opening is part of an initiative designed to support socially deprived areas... Read more »
Greggs opens first outlet store in East London to tackle food waste

Greggs opens first outlet store in East London to tackle food waste

The 30th Greggs outlet shop opened on Cundy Road, Newham, on December 2, as part of an initiative to support socially deprived areas. Greggs, which established the initiative in 1972, intends to... Read more »
Veolia donates 60 trees to schools across the South London Waste Partnership – PR News Blog

Veolia donates 60 trees to schools across the South London Waste Partnership – PR News Blog

This summer Veolia, in partnership with the community action charity Groundwork, launched a new campaign to help schools blossom with biodiversity and join a national network of orchards. Since the call went... Read more »
Enfield Dispatch | Waste authority to spend £2.5m examining carbon capture plans

Enfield Dispatch | Waste authority to spend £2.5m examining carbon capture plans

Carbon captured from the new Edmonton incinerator could be buried under the sea but expert calls plans ‘la la land’, reports Josh Mellor, Local Democracy Reporter How the new Edmonton incinerator will... Read more »