Greater London
Greater may refer to:
*Greatness
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has a number of
waste disposal authorities Waste disposal authorities (WDA) were established in the United Kingdom following the Environmental Protection Act 1990. WDAs are in charge of the use of funds from Council Tax to facilitate the disposal of municipal waste. WDAs must manage waste w ...
, responsible for
waste collection and disposal. Prior to the abolition of the
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...
in 1986, it was the waste authority for Greater London.
Joint authorities
There are four statutory joint waste authorities, as follows:
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
The City of Westminster is a city and borough in Inner London. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government. It occupies a large area of central Greater London, including most of the West En ...
and the
City of London
The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London f ...
along with
Bexley,
Bromley
Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011.
Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, c ...
,
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an exten ...
,
Greenwich
Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross.
Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...
,
Kingston,
Lewisham
Lewisham () is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one ...
,
Merton,
Southwark
Southwark ( ) is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark. The district, which is the oldest part of South London, developed ...
,
Sutton and
Tower Hamlets—are independent waste authorities in their own right.
The four boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton work together in a voluntary capacity as th
South London Waste Partnership
Calls for a single waste authority
The
ODPM proposed in 2006, as part of other transfers of powers to the
Greater London Authority
The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the metonym "City Hall", is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London. It consists of two political branches: the executive Mayoralty (currently led by Sadiq Khan) and t ...
, 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 similar to the
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority which deals with waste from all households in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
. This has faced significant opposition from existing authorities.
London Mayor re-ignites bid for single waste authority
www.letsrecycle.com
letsrecycle.com is a UK-based website for reporting news and information related to the waste management and recycling industries. The website produces daily news and information and is one of the key providers of news in the UK waste management i ...
, Retrieved 21.12.06 However, it has had significant support from all other sectors and the surrounding regions managing most of London's waste.
See also
*Mucking Marshes Landfill
Mucking Marshes landfill was a major landfill site servicing London, close to the hamlet of Mucking. Covering hundreds of acres of former gravel quarry, it was one of the largest landfills in Western Europe and had been filled for decades with m ...
References
External links
East London Waste AuthorityWestern Riverside Waste AuthorityNorth London Waste AuthorityWest London Waste Authority
{{Waste
Greater London Council replacement organisations
Local government in London
Waste disposal authorities
Waste management in London
Waste organizations