Southwark London Borough Council

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Southwark London Boro

Demographic Information

GSSCode: E09000028

Authority Type: LBO[1]

Country: England

Region: London

Disposal Authority: Southwark London Borough Council

Population[2] 317,256
Land Area (ha)[3] 2,920.23
Population per ha 108.64

Key Metrics

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

Metric Indicator
Number of HWRC(s) 1
Population per HWRC 314,232
Land Area per HWRC 2,991.34

Authority Reported Metrics

For reporting period (Financial Year April to March): 2022-23


Ranked Metrics

Metric Indicator Ranking
Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (%) (Ex NI192) 32.0 268
Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) 339.7 108

Unranked Metrics

Metric Indicator
Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics
Local Authority Collected Waste
  Total Waste (tonnes) 116,337
    • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 35,169
    • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) 81,168
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 3,583
Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 106,291
  Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 34,062
    • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) 25,612
    • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) 8,450
  Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 72,230
    • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) 51,791
    • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) 1,863
    • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) 14,992
    Estimated rejects (tonnes) 3,583
Non-Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 10,045
    • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 1,107
    • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 8,939
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 0
Management of Local Authority Collected Waste
  To Landfill (tonnes) 371
  To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) 59,019
  To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) 2
  To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) 35,169
  To Other Routes (tonnes) 21,532
  Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) 84,644
Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators
  Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) 490.6
  Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) 0.3


Collections Contract Information[4]

Collection Arrangements

Primary[5]

Residual Collection: More than Weekly

Dry Recycleables: Weekly : Comingled

  • Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority

Green Waste: Weekly : Comingled : Not Charged

Food Waste: Weekly : Comingled

Secondary[7]

Residual Collection: To be completed by Authority

Dry Recycleables: To be completed by Authority

  • Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Authority

Green Waste: To be completed by Authority

Food Waste: To be completed by Authority

Contract Arrangements

Residual Waste Collection: OutSourced (Veolia)

Mixed Recycling Collections: OutSourced (Veolia)

Organic Waste Collection: OutSourced (Veolia)

Food Waste Collection: OutSourced (Veolia)

Duration of Contract: 20

Contract Start Date: 2012

Approximate Value: £110,000,000

Comments

NA


Destination Information

Significant Tonnage Summary[8]

Data comes from WasteDataFlow for the period Apr21 - Mar22.

Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Comingled recyclate Materials recovery facility Veolia ES Southwark Ltd 43, Devon Street, London NA 21265.80
Mixed green and food waste In vessel composting Envar Composting Limited The Heath, Woodhurst, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Mixed garden and food waste 3837.03
Residual waste Mechanical Biological treatment Veolia ES Southwark Ltd 43, Devon Street, London NA 69318.24
Residual waste Residual waste MRF Veolia ES Southwark Ltd 43, Devon Street, London NA 14872.87
Residual waste Incineration with energy recovery South East London Combined Heat and Power Limited The Kennels Site, Landmann Way, Lewisham NA 3839.61


References

  1. Authority Type Abreviations:
    • UTA - Unitary Authority
    • DIS - District
    • MTD - Metropolitan District
    • LBO - London Borough
    • CTY - County Council
  2. Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
  3. Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
  4. Data initially populated from propriatory database.
  5. These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.
  6. 6.0 6.1 This should detail the Kerbside Collection Scheme operated by the LA e.g. co-mingled, twin stream or source segregated.
  7. Due to the diverse nature of housing stock within a local authority's juristriction most LAs operate secondary collection arrangements to accommodate for this difference in housing e.g. houses, flats etc
  8. Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.