Greenwich London Borough Council

Greenwich London Borough

Demographic Information

GSSCode: E09000011

Authority Type: LBO[1]

Country: England

Region: London

Disposal Authority: Greenwich London Borough Council

Population[2] 286,186
Land Area (ha)[3] 4,786.89
Population per ha 59.79

Key Metrics

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

Metric Indicator
Number of HWRC(s) 1
Population per HWRC 282,849
Land Area per HWRC 5,044.19

Authority Reported Metrics

For reporting period (Financial Year April to March): 2022-23


Ranked Metrics

Metric Indicator Ranking
Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (%) (Ex NI192) 29.2 298
Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) 343.5 120

Unranked Metrics

Metric Indicator
Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics
Local Authority Collected Waste
  Total Waste (tonnes) 108,817
    • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 31,689
    • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) 77,128
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 5,014
Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 100,191
  Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 29,206
    • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) 16,629
    • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) 12,576
  Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 70,985
    • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) 58,979
    • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) 1,530
    • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) 5,462
    Estimated rejects (tonnes) 5,014
Non-Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 8,627
    • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 2,483
    • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 6,144
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 0
Management of Local Authority Collected Waste
  To Landfill (tonnes) 365
  To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) 76,111
  To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) 0
  To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) 31,689
  To Other Routes (tonnes) 128
  Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) 8,137
Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators
  Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) 576.3
  Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) 0.3


Collections Contract Information[4]

Collection Arrangements

Primary[5]

Residual Collection: Weekly

Dry Recycleables: Weekly : Comingled

  • Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority

Green Waste: Weekly : Comingled : Not Charged

Food Waste: Weekly : Comingled

Secondary[7]

Residual Collection: To be completed by Authority

Dry Recycleables: To be completed by Authority

  • Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Authority

Green Waste: To be completed by Authority

Food Waste: To be completed by Authority

Contract Arrangements

Residual Waste Collection: InHouse

Mixed Recycling Collections: InHouse

Organic Waste Collection: InHouse

Food Waste Collection: InHouse

Duration of Contract: 1

Contract Start Date: Ongoing/Rolling

Approximate Value: £5,824,225

Comments

NA


Destination Information

Significant Tonnage Summary[8]

Data comes from WasteDataFlow for the period Apr21 - Mar22.

Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Comingled recyclate Materials recovery facility Viridor Waste ( Thames ) Ltd Recycling Centre Beddington Farmlands, 105 Beddington Lane, Beddington, Croydon, Surrey NA 9942.70
Comingled recyclate Materials recovery facility Veolia E S Southwark Ltd Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility, Old Kent Road, Bermondsey, London NA 8116.38
Mixed green and food waste In vessel composting Envar Composting Limited The Heath, Woodhurst, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Mixed garden and food waste 9309.90
Mixed green and food waste In vessel composting Severn Trent Green Power (Cassington) Limited Worton Farm, Yarton, Oxfordshire Mixed garden and food waste 2314.12
Residual waste Incineration with energy recovery South East London Combined Heat and Power Limited The Kennels Site, Landmann Way, Lewisham NA 69971.21
Residual waste RDF, autoclave, MHT or similar Veolia E S Cleanaway ( U K ) Ltd Nathan Way, Thamesmead, London NA 5652.85
Residual waste Non-hazardous landfill Veolia E S Cleanaway ( U K ) Ltd Rainham Landfill, Coldharbour Lane, Rainham, Essex NA 2496.60


References

  1. Authority Type Abreviations:
    • UTA - Unitary Authority
    • DIS - District
    • MTD - Metropolitan District
    • LBO - London Borough
    • CTY - County Council
  2. Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
  3. Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
  4. Data initially populated from propriatory database.
  5. These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.
  6. 6.0 6.1 This should detail the Kerbside Collection Scheme operated by the LA e.g. co-mingled, twin stream or source segregated.
  7. Due to the diverse nature of housing stock within a local authority's juristriction most LAs operate secondary collection arrangements to accommodate for this difference in housing e.g. houses, flats etc
  8. Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.