West London Waste Authority

West London Waste Authority
Agency overview
Formed 1986
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction London boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames
Headquarters Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow, TW3 4DN
Agency executives
  • Councillor Bassam Mahfouz (Lab), Chair of Authority
  • Emma Beal, Managing Director[1]
Website www.westlondonwaste.gov.uk

The West London Waste Authority is the statutory body responsible for waste disposal in the London boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames. The authority was formed in 1986, taking over functions previously held by the Greater London Council, and is overseen by an elected councillor from each of the boroughs in which it operates.

Waste processing

The majority (96%) of residual waste (waste that cannot be recycled) produced in the area that the authority covers is sent by rail to be incinerated at Energy Recovery Facilities, providing energy for the National Grid.[2] Most of this is processed at Suez's plant at Severnside,[3] the remainder is processed by Viridor at its shared Lakeside EfW facility near Heathrow Airport. The remaining waste is sent to landfill.

Suez Recycling and Recovery UK (formerly SITA UK) has provided the service to the authority since it signed a £760 million public-private partnership contract in November 2013 to last 25 years.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Beal takes over as MD of WLWA". Recycling & Waste World. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "London landfill waste to be burnt near Bristol". BBC News. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "1.4bn Contract for SITA to Process London Waste at Severnside Waste to Energy Plant". Waste Management World. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "SITA UK signs £760 million contract with West London Waste Authority". SITA UK. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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