Strategy and action plans for waste and recycling
Early waste collection during heatwave conditions
Due to the hot weather, waste collection will start at 5am this week (23 to 26 June) to avoid crews working in the hottest part of the day.
Please make sure your bins are out by 5am on your usual collection day - put them out the night before if easier. Report missed collections as usual, and we'll aim to collect as soon as possible.
As a Waste Collection Authority, Wandsworth Council is responsible for collecting household waste and delivering it to the local Waste Disposal Authority - the Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA) - which is responsible for disposing of waste as well as sorting mixed recycling and
Wandsworth Council
Action commitments for improving the environmental performance of our waste management
View Key Performance Indicators and related targets.
Western Riverside Waste Authority
After collection by the council's contractors, your rubbish and recyclables are taken to the Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA) along with other municipal waste. WRWA arranges the disposal of rubbish, sorts out the contents of clear recycling sacks and orange-lidded banks and sends the sorted materials to reprocessors who make them into new products.
View WRWA's Waste Management Policy.
London and national strategies
The Mayor of London published an Environment Strategy for London in May 2018 which includes a chapter on Waste (Chapter 7). The Council's arrangements for waste management must be in general conformity with the waste chapter of this strategy, subject to excessive cost.
View Government waste and recycling policy GOV.UK.