private and not-for-profit sectors, the Authority and its constituent councils have
focussed on the needs of residents to provide a sustainable waste management
service that should set a precedent for future waste management developments in
London.
At the heart of the Authority's Policy is a co-ordinated approach to investment which means not simply an investment in infrastructure, but also an investment in people. Ultimately, it is the people living and working in the WRWA area who are the key to delivering the Authority's aims and objectives.
The Authority has established integrated waste management systems which ensure the Best Practicable Environmental Option is pursued for each particular waste stream and that these:
embrace the concepts of waste prevention;
seek to achieve a continued reduction in the amount of waste produced;
increase the amount of waste that is re-used;
recycle, compost or recover energy from the waste that is collected;
minimise the environmental impact of transporting the waste;
encourage the creation of new, meaningful, job opportunities;
minimise disruption to others; and
reduce the costs of operations to provide the best possible deal for Council Tax payers.
In May 2002 WRWA entered into a long-term contract, known as the Waste Management Services Agreement (WMSA), with Cory Environmental Limited (now trading as Cory Riverside Energy). This contract is helping WRWA to realise its aim of maximising reuse and recycling and providing a greener future for management of its waste.
The waste management services provided by WRWA and Cory involve waste and recyclable material being delivered to the Authority's two transfer stations, at Smugglers Way in Wandsworth and Cringle Street in Battersea, for either reuse, recycling or treatment.
Western Riverside Transfer Station, near Wandsworth Bridge, can handle over 6,500 tonnes of waste and recyclables per week. WRWA's second transfer station, Cringle Dock, is located next to Battersea Power Station and can handle over 6,000 tonnes of waste and recyclables every week.
Both transfer stations use state-of-the art technology in waste containerisation and