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Wandsworth Common candidate, 2019 GE candidate, Mayor's climate change award winner, co-founder of The10000, co-founder @COP26P. Fighting for a liveable future.

Mar 18, 2022, 15 tweets

#WandsworthRecycling
The top picture is from Smugglers Way
The bottom figure is from @letsrecycle
What is Wandsworth Recycling like?

First up 2002-3
10.51% recycling overall 269th

2004-5
17.15% but down to 275th

2006-7
22.87% 109th!

2007-8
24.66%! No placing for some reason

2008-9
26.05% you can could where it was in the table yourself. Mid table I would say, but on the up!

2009-10
24.97% Falling back a bit.

Let's skip on a bit:
Ouch! 2013-14
three off bottom place in the country!
20.44% recycling

The figure from the top, 2016-17. All coming back to me.
21.9%

2018-19
341st 23.2%

2019-20
23.7%
335th

2020-21
24.2%
330th

So what can we learn from this? Food waste is 43% weight of total waste. @The_10000 gave the council the solution, separate food waste collections, but they still say it is impossible.

24 London boroughs offer food waste collections to all kerbside properties. Nine boroughs do not currently offer this, including Wandsworth and Westminster. Wandsworth is now finally doing trials, after immense pressure. @CollectMyFood

So how is Wandsworth doing?
At 24% it is close to the 2008 high water mark figure but way from ideal. There is significant room for improvement, has the council as configured got the political will though?
letsrecycle.com/news/defra-vow…

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