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School pupils are doing their bit to boost the borough’s impressive recycling
rates – recycling so much material that it was equivalent to the weight of about
140 African elephants. Dan Stephens reports.
I
n the 2017/18 financial year,
more than 830 tonnes of waste
was recycled by local schools. It
represents an improvement of
more than 180 tonnes on the previous
period – showing that residents of all
ages are taking up the challenge of
recycling and helping to reduce the
amount of waste that goes to landfill.
Councillor Mik Sabiers, Ealing
Council’s cabinet member for
environment and highways, said: “Rising
recycling rates in our schools is great
news and I’d like to thanks staff and
pupils across the borough for their hard
work in contributing to this achievement.
“It’s encouraging to see young
people involved in recycling and
working towards a more sustainable and
environmentally-friendly borough, and it
sets a good precedent for the future.”
Ealing currently recycles half
of its household waste – the best
borough rate in London bar one, and
18 percentage points ahead of the
average borough rate across London.
Councillor Sabiers continued: “We
are already one of the very best
boroughs in the capital for recycling
and remain committed to significantly
improving our rates even further in the
coming years. We are targeting a 60%
rate by 2022.
“The more we recycle, the less we
have to spend on the ever-growing
landfill taxes that can cost boroughs
millions of pounds. Simply put, the more
we recycle, the more councils have to
spend on providing your services.”
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