Recycling has been around for decades, and in recent years it has become a really big thing. Proper recycling policies – both of individual household and city administrations around the world – are of utmost importance for keeping the balance of the global eco-system. That is why the fact that the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) is going to invest in the development of recycling facilities and policies of nearly 20 London boroughs can only make us happy.
The whole deal would be part of the Driving Up Performance Fund, which is going to relocate 1.2 million GBP to the local councils of a large number of the administrative units of the capital in order to achieve the aforementioned goals. This decision, representatives of the Waste and Recycling Board state, is going to impact over 1 000 000 households throughout the territory of London. In the worst case scenario, we think, even if half of the mentioned households make use of the facilities and resources that would be put at their disposal thanks to the plan, this will significantly decrease the amount of junk that is going to go to the landfills in recent future. This will make recycling in London much more efficient on one hand, and naturally – waste disposal throughout the city a much easier job for both professionals and individual residents. But the most important thing – London is going to become a cleaner, tidier and more resource and energy-efficient city, which should be the biggest award we can possibly get from the whole deal.
According to the LWARB the level of food being recycled will be the aspect that is going to be recycled in the years to come. This is particularly good, because as you very well know, food shortage is a big problem globally. Now, you may not feel this directly, but it is a solid fact, and it is up to us – the people who have more, to start using food resources more efficiently. In the long run this is also going to help the rest of the world.
It is all up to the authorities to make recycling and waste management in general more efficient and simpler. The simpler the process is, the more people are going to get involved, and the benefits of the whole deal are going to become bigger and more influential. This is the main reason the news for this funding is a happy one. What we all hope for is that it is going to streamline the process of recycling, remove the small obstacles that usually keep more people from recycling on a daily basis at home, and eventually make the very idea of recycling and responsible waste management appealing to a much wider audience.
The only thing left for you and us is now to wait and see how the plans of LWARB are going to turn out. And when the time comes, to do our bit in the war against pollution. We know we will do it. Do you?