Not sure anyone would positively want a recycling centre, a more sophisticated version of the old scrapyard, in their neighbourhood. But the community needs them, indeed more of them, as part of a sustainable future. Reuse, recycle etc etc. I don’t envy local politicians making decisions on such things.
I'm not sure I've properly understood the statistics regarding landfills.
The way I read it is that the percentages given for different boroughs (60% for Stockport, etc.) refers to the percentage of waste that goes straight to recycling centres rather than landfill; and the 99.8% that is 'diverted' is a percentage of all the waste that is sent to landfills (as opposed to all the waste in GM) which is then diverted away from the landfills.
I think, in Stockport case, 60% goes to be recycled somewhere or other. Almost all the rest is then incinerated, not entirely a ‘waste’ as it produces energy, with a very small residual in landfill. I stand to be corrected.
Not sure anyone would positively want a recycling centre, a more sophisticated version of the old scrapyard, in their neighbourhood. But the community needs them, indeed more of them, as part of a sustainable future. Reuse, recycle etc etc. I don’t envy local politicians making decisions on such things.
I'm not sure I've properly understood the statistics regarding landfills.
The way I read it is that the percentages given for different boroughs (60% for Stockport, etc.) refers to the percentage of waste that goes straight to recycling centres rather than landfill; and the 99.8% that is 'diverted' is a percentage of all the waste that is sent to landfills (as opposed to all the waste in GM) which is then diverted away from the landfills.
Is that right?
More info here -
https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/waste-resources/what-we-do/
I think, in Stockport case, 60% goes to be recycled somewhere or other. Almost all the rest is then incinerated, not entirely a ‘waste’ as it produces energy, with a very small residual in landfill. I stand to be corrected.