Recycling information
for schools
Shanks East London, which provides
recycling services in Newham, is a joint venture between Shanks
Waste Services Limited and the
East
London Waste Authority (ELWA). Shanks East London has a 25 year
contract with ELWA, and aims to recycle 33 per cent of household
rubbish by 2016, pushing landfill use down from more than 90 per
cent of rubbish right now to just 35 per cent in future.
Along with ELWA, Shanks East London covers the four
London boroughs of Barking
and Dagenham, Havering,
Newham and Redbridge
and has the job of disposing of more than 550,000 tonnes of waste
each year.
Shanks also provides educational information for schools.
They have a dedicated team that visits schools to give recycling
education to children of all learning abilities. They currently
have an educational centre for classes to visit and are developing
more throughout East London. Go to their
Education
Centre to arrange a visit or to find out more interesting facts
about recycling.
Recycling educational sites: