Merton London Borough Council
Merton London Boro
Demographic Information
GSSCode: E09000024
Authority Type: LBO[1]
Country: England
Region: London
Disposal Authority: Merton London Borough Council
| Population[2] | 206,186 |
| Land Area (ha)[3] | 3,751.79 |
| Population per ha | 54.96 |
Key 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) | 43.0 | 144 |
| Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) | 319.7 | 57 |
Unranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics | |||
| • | Local Authority Collected Waste | ||
| Total Waste (tonnes) | 76,171 | ||
| • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 32,183 | ||
| • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 43,988 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 167 | ||
| • | Household | ||
| Total waste (tonnes) | 68,644 | ||
| • | Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 29,531 | |
| • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 19,630 | ||
| • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 9,901 | ||
| • | Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 39,113 | |
| • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) | 32,780 | ||
| • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) | 2,489 | ||
| • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) | 3,676 | ||
| • Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 167 | ||
| • | Non-Household | ||
| • | Total waste (tonnes) | 7,527 | |
| • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 2,653 | ||
| • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 4,874 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| Management of Local Authority Collected Waste | |||
| To Landfill (tonnes) | 144 | ||
| To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 44,379 | ||
| To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 11 | ||
| To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) | 32,183 | ||
| To Other Routes (tonnes) | −547 | ||
| Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) | 1,962 | ||
| Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators | |||
| Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) | 447.4 | ||
| Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) | 0.2 | ||
Collections Contract Information[4]
Collection Arrangements
Primary[5]
Residual Collection: Weekly
Dry Recycleables: Weekly : Comingled
- Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority
Green Waste: Weekly : Separate : Charged
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: InHouse
Mixed Recycling Collections: InHouse
Organic Waste Collection: InHouse
Food Waste Collection: InHouse
Duration of Contract: 1
Contract Start Date: Ongoing/Rolling
Approximate Value: £5,167,525
Comments
South London Waste Partnership
Destination Information
Key Metrics
| Metric[8] | Indicator | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Number of HWRC(s) | 1 | 136 |
| Population per HWRC | 206,052 | 21 |
| Land Area per HWRC | 3,762.47 | 160 |
| Residual Waste per Person (kg/person) | 255.05 | 58 |
| Residual Waste per Ha (t/ha) | 13.97 | 14 |
| Recycling Rate (%%) | 36.81 | 106 |
| Organic Waste per Person (kg/person) | 20.98 | 159 |
| Food Waste per Person (kg/person) | 16 | 64 |
| Residual Waste to Landfill (tonnes) | 59236.11 | 147 |
| Residual Waste to Energy Recovery[9] (tonnes) | 7750.72 | 128 |
| Recyclate | ||
| * Garden (tonnes) | 4,323.37 | 160 |
| * Food (tonnes) | 3,363 | 62 |
| * Dry Recyclate (tonnes) | 22,924.37 | 123 |
| Residual Waste (tonnes) | 52,553.13 | 63 |
Significant Tonnage Summary[10]
| Stream | Facility | Operator | Address | Material | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comingled recyclate | Materials recovery facility | Veolia ES Birmingham | Station Road, 1, Four Ashes, Wolverhampton, Staffs | NA | 8003.43 |
| Food waste | Anaerobic or Aerobic Digestion Segregated | Agrivert West London Ltd | Trumps Farm, Kitmead Lane, Chertsey, Surrey | Waste food only | 5939.06 |
| Green waste | In vessel composting | Viridor Waste Suffolk Ltd | Foxhall Landfill Site, Foxhall Road, Brightwell, Ipswich, Suffolk | Green garden waste only | 5016.84 |
| Residual waste | Incineration with energy recovery | Viridor Waste ( Thames ) Ltd | Recycling Centre Beddington Farmlands, 105 Beddington Lane, Beddington, Croydon, Surrey | NA | 42411.27 |
| Residual waste | Incineration with energy recovery | Site details not known | Unknown | NA | 4180.97 |
| Source segregated recyclate | Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) | Site details not known | Unknown | Mixed paper & card | 6089.29 |
References
- ↑ Authority Type Abreviations:
- UTA - Unitary Authority
- DIS - District
- MTD - Metropolitan District
- LBO - London Borough
- CTY - County Council
- ↑ Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
- ↑ Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
- ↑ Data initially populated from propriatory database.
- ↑ These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 This should detail the Kerbside Collection Scheme operated by the LA e.g. co-mingled, twin stream or source segregated.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Collated from Waste Data Flow returns for callendar year 2017.
- ↑ This only includes waste sent directly to ATT or EfW
- ↑ Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.