Waste disposal authorities in Greater London

Greater London has a number of waste disposal authorities, responsible for waste collection and disposal. Prior to the abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986, it was the waste authority for Greater London.

Joint authorities

There are four statutory joint waste authorities, as follows: [ [http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/waste/docs/wastestrat_all.pdf Waste strategies] , www.london.gov.uk, Retrieved 21.12.06] [ [http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1002882&PressNoticeID=2022 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister] , www.odpm.gov.uk, Retrieved 21.12.06] The joint authorities are made up of councillors nominated from the borough councils. They are funded by a levy on the local authorities.

Independent authorities

The other boroughs — that is to say the City of Westminster and the City of London along with Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and Tower Hamlets — are independent waste authorities in their own right.

Calls for single waste authority

The ODPM have recently proposed, as part of other transfers of powers to the Greater London Authority, to give it a waste function. The Mayor of London has made repeated attempts to bring the different waste authorities together, to form a single waste authority in London. This has faced significant opposition from existing authorities. [ [http://www.letsrecycle.com/info/localauth/news.jsp?story=6382 London Mayor re-ignites bid for single waste authority] , www.letsrecycle.com, Retrieved 21.12.06] However, it has had significant support from all other sectors and the surrounding regions managing most of London's waste.Fact|date=May 2007

ee also

*Mucking Marshes Landfill

External links

* [http://www.eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/ East London Waste Authority]
* [http://www.wrwa.gov.uk/ Western Riverside Waste Authority]
* [http://www.nlondon-waste.gov.uk/ North London Waste Authority]
* [http://www.westlondonwaste.gov.uk/ West London Waste Authority]

References