Sustainability issues in urban areas: WASTE
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- Sustainability issues in urban areas
- London needs 125 times its own surface area to supply the resources it consumes.
- 90% of all products bought are waste within 6 months of purchase
- In 2010, managing London's rubbish cost £600m
- London's early development depended on the ability of the surrounding area to provide all of its needs.
- It requires a constant supply of material and energy to feed, house and service its needs
- The burden of waste
- Waste increases with prosperity
- Every year each London household produces over a tonne of waste; the city produces 3.4 million tonnes a year.
- burying waste was cheap but difficult in densely built up areas
- Only 1/3 of London's waste is dealt with within the city
- Most of this is incinerated
- London's waste had been taken to the surrounding Home counties by barge, road and rail
- Councils encourage recycling
- In 2001-2 9.3% of London's waste was recycled, rising to 13.2% in 2003-4
- Compared to a UK average of 17.7%
- In 2010, London Borough Councils recycled an average of just 25% of waste, the lowest in England
- Part of the problem is London's housing stock, half of which is flats.
- These account for just 10% of recycled waste
- Recycling facilities are often not provided
- These account for just 10% of recycled waste
- The UK government hopes to increase recycling of household waste to 33% by 2015
- In 2001-2 9.3% of London's waste was recycled, rising to 13.2% in 2003-4
- Waste increases with prosperity
- To achieve improvementsLondon boroughs need to:
- Provide easy-to-access waste collection, recycling and composting services, especially for people living in flats
- Trial recycling rewards schemes, such as the 'Recycle Bank' initiative which rewards households with shopping vouchers based on volumes recycled
- Introduce new waste-to-energy systems: anaerobic digestion
- Create links with London businesses and manufacturers to reduce packaging
- A number of strategy exist by which councils can increase recoiling in their areas:
- Doorstep collection
- Charging for waste beyond a certain level, e.g. number of bags or bins
- Charging households who do not recycle
- Offering collection points for all waste including free exchange schemes for unwanted but functioning electrical goods
- London needs 125 times its own surface area to supply the resources it consumes.
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