Together on waste
We are reducing the volume of household and council waste and increasing recycling.
We want to maximise and encourage uptake of the 3 R’s principles of reduce, reuse, recycle.
What we are doing
Actions we are taking on waste:
- Continue to send zero waste to landfill
- Eliminating single use plastic from council organisations
- Delivery of informative communications to residents about the environmental impact of waste
What you can do
Actions you can take:
- Only purchase what you need to reduce food waste
- Recycle or reuse what you can
- Participate in the circular economy - Introduction to the Circular Economy
- Research what can and can’t be recycled - Recycling 101 by London Recycles
- Reduce single use plastic consumption
- Don’t litter
Outcomes of these actions
- Less residential waste produced
- Increased awareness of the impacts of waste
- Reduced single use plastic waste
Further information
- Borrow instead of buy with Share Society
- Find more about what happens to your waste or join a tour of the WRWA facilities
- Give away your food surplus with Too Good To Go
- Waste Not Want Not Battersea
- Love Junk – Waste removal and reuse
- For more information on Waste Management, please read the Wandsworth Environment and Sustainability strategy