Lewisham’s recycling rate gets a mention

Posted on January 14, 2011 by recycleboy

Yesterday Lewisham’s recycling rate was cited on the Guardian Environment Blog so I thought it would be appropriate to provide a response on our own blog (which was also mentioned).  The first issue that needs raising is that the blog posting appears to favour incineration as a means of waste disposal, referencing Germany as an [...]

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The Future of London’s Waste – Your chance to comment!

Posted on December 20, 2010 by recycleboy

  The Mayor of London has recently published his Municipal Waste Management Strategy for public consultation.  He is keen to get the views of as many Londoners as possible on this strategy, as the public are essential to delivering higher recycling, reduced waste and more reuse. The Mayor wants London to become a world leader [...]

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What happens to my recycling?

Posted on June 7, 2010 by recycleboy

This is a question that we often get asked, some people even ask if what they place in their green bins gets recycled at all!   Well the answer to this is … yes it does! Lewisham use a method called “co-mingled collection” for our recycling services. This essentially means that as a resident you can [...]

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When will Lewisham get food waste recycling?

Posted on February 22, 2010 by recycleboy

Lewisham currently doesn’t collect food waste for a number of reasons; currently Lewisham’s refuse (including food waste) is sent to SELCHP where it is incinerated and energy is recovered from it producing electricity which is then piped back into the national grid. The ideal output for food waste if it were collected would be to [...]

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