News from Veolia in Southwark
Southwark renews hold on best recycling rates in Inner London
Veolia Southwark, through their Recycling Fund for Communities, is once again looking for local community projects to support, which focus on protecting the environment and encouraging people to do the right thing with their waste.
To celebrate Real Nappy Week, local parents are invited to attend live demos to find out about real nappies and how they can claim their FREE trial pack worth £50
In the interests of safety, Veolia Southwark, in partnership with Southwark Council, has taken the decision to suspend waste collections due to the dangerous conditions in the borough.
Veolia in Southwark have partnered with the Salvation Army Baby Bank in Camberwell to help boost the supply of reusable items to families in need.
The partnership between Veolia, the UK’s leading resource management company, and Reuseful UK, a charity that reuses materials for the benefit of local communities, have won the Rushlight Resource Recycling Award, for their project Re:Form – a new life for old uniforms.
Young Southwark resident receives a surprise visit from Munch to exchange his dummies for recycling goodies
Wonder Day visitors come in their droves to learn about waste and recycling
As part of the Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival, Veolia Southwark’s Integrated Waste Management Facility will be screening A Plastic Ocean, a feature-length documentary that follows a team of researchers around the world’s oceans, revealing the devastating impact of plastic pollution.
Veolia and Reuseful UK stand out from the crowd at this year's National Recycling Awards, wearing one of a kind outfits made from Veolia uniforms.
Veolia, the UK’s leading resource management company and Reuseful UK a charity that supports the reuse of unwanted resources for the benefit of children and communities nationally, have been shortlisted for the 2017 Private-Public Sector Partnership Award, for their project ‘Re:Form – a new life for old uniforms.’
Follow the saga of Compost Colin and Julie Hunton; a story of love, tribulation and composting! In a bid to promote Compost Awareness Week (8 to 14 May) and raise money for Veolia's nominated charity, FoodCycle, Julie has been sharing her story.
In recognition of this year’s Compost Awareness Week (8 to 14 May), Veolia the recycling and waste partner of Southwark Council are giving away five compost bins every day for the whole week. The giveaway is taking place from Monday 8 May at the Reuse and Recycling Centre off Old Kent Road and is open to Southwark residents only.
Since April last year, Southwark parents have taken the plunge and requested more free real nappy trial packs than ever before. Across the borough this 55% increase in demand represents over 4% of new parents, in the borough, that opted to try real nappies and get their free trial pack. It may not sound like much, however if only 70% of those parents continued to use real nappies they will have helped divert a mighty 48* tonnes of nappy waste from the general waste stream in one year, the weight equivalent of three and a half refuse trucks.
Seven university halls around the borough are taking part in a new trial which aims to substantially improve the amount of waste that students recycle across the borough.
Veolia has been shortlisted for the 2017 Private-Public Sector Partnership Award, for their project ‘Re:Form – a new life for old uniforms.’
Just in time for spring, join Veolia for a free wardrobe refresh workshop at your local recycling centre!
It’s the perfect time for a spring clean but rather than throwing away old clothes why not refresh, improve or mend them for the new season. As part of an upcycling awareness project, Veolia the recycling and waste partner of Southwark council are giving residents the opportunity to attend a free repair workshop at the recycling facility off Old Kent Road.
It’s the perfect time for a spring clean but rather than throwing away old clothes why not refresh, improve or mend them for the new season. As part of an upcycling awareness project, Veolia the recycling and waste partner of Southwark council are giving residents the opportunity to attend a free repair workshop at the recycling facility off Old Kent Road.
Roses are red, violets are blue, but don’t forget the environment, it needs your love too.
On Wednesday 23 November, Veolia SELCHP and the Southwark Council were awarded the "Commercial / Public Sector Project of the Year" award for their district heating partnership. The award was presented by the Association for Decentralised Energy at the Natural History Museum.
On Wednesday 23 November, Veolia SELCHP and the Southwark Council were awarded the "Commercial / Public Sector Project of the Year" award for their district heating partnership. The award was presented by the Association for Decentralised Energy at the Natural History Museum.
Over 850 visitors attended the Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility’s ‘Wonder day’, which opened its doors for its annual event on Saturday. The event which is part of the Open House Weekend, was deemed a ‘quirky day out’ by Time Out magazine, provided a rare insight into the fascinating journey waste takes to become either recycled or turned into a green energy resource.
They were born at a recycling and waste site and now they are working hard to help prevent food poverty, they are ‘Old Kent Honey’ bees…
Honey harvested from bees at the Southwark Integrated Waste Management facility off Old Kent Road will be used to raise money for FoodCycle, a charity that helps stops food being wasted by tackling food poverty. Veolia, the recycling and waste partners of Southwark Council, installed bee hives last spring so that the honey would be ready for the up and coming annual Wonder Day taking place on Saturday 17 September. The delicious honey can be tasted on the day so that visitors can try and enjoy some freshly harvested ‘Old Kent Honey’.
Honey harvested from bees at the Southwark Integrated Waste Management facility off Old Kent Road will be used to raise money for FoodCycle, a charity that helps stops food being wasted by tackling food poverty. Veolia, the recycling and waste partners of Southwark Council, installed bee hives last spring so that the honey would be ready for the up and coming annual Wonder Day taking place on Saturday 17 September. The delicious honey can be tasted on the day so that visitors can try and enjoy some freshly harvested ‘Old Kent Honey’.
Southwark’s Integrated Waste Management Facility will be screening ‘Waste Land’ a documentary that chronicles award-winning artist Vik Muniz when he travels to the world’s largest landfill.
Southwark’s annual Wonder Day will take place on Saturday 17 September, in time to celebrate Recycle Week (12 – 18 September).
On the day there will be tours of the facility so residents can learn first-hand how their recyclables and black bag waste are turned into new green products and energy. There will also be a host of interactive exhibits, games and fun to entertain the whole family.
On the day there will be tours of the facility so residents can learn first-hand how their recyclables and black bag waste are turned into new green products and energy. There will also be a host of interactive exhibits, games and fun to entertain the whole family.
Six bee hives have been installed at the Southwark recycling and waste facility to increase biodiversity at the site and positively impact the local environment. The facility which is situated on Old Kent Road is run by Veolia, the recycling and waste partner of Southwark Council, who plan to sell the honey to raise money for their charity partner FoodCycle.
In celebration of this year’s Compost Awareness Week (2 to 8 May), Veolia the recycling and waste partner of Southwark Council are giving away five compost bins every day for the whole week. The giveaway is taking place from Monday 2 May at the Reuse and Recycling centre on Old Kent Road and is open to all Southwark residents.
To celebrate this year’s Real Nappy Week (18 to 24 April), Veolia the recycling and waste partner of Southwark Council are hosting a bundle of baby and toddler storytime sessions as part of their real nappy demonstration activities at local libraries.
The Southwark EnviroGrant scheme relaunches for its sixth year, offering community groups and schools the opportunity to be awarded up to £1000 for environmental projects that enrich the local area. Projects that help to reduce, reuse and recycle waste are particularly welcomed.
Christmas produces an estimated 3 million tonnes of waste in the UK, 30% more waste than the rest of the year. Last year, 300 tonnes of extra waste was produced over Christmas in Southwark, so it is important to recycle as much as possible and cut down on your waste this festive period.
The Breadline Challenge saw Veolia Southwark employees live on £2.86 a day for a week to raise awareness of food poverty in the borough, and over £400 was raised to support FoodCycle, Veolia’s charity partner. This is enough to provide the ingredients to make a three course meal for 1900 people.
Recycling rates in Southwark are now the best in inner city London, according to figures released by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) this week.
Around 600 people came along to experience a fun family day out at Southwark’s recycling and waste management facility, run by Veolia in partnership with Southwark Council.
Ever wondered what happens to your recycling and black bag waste? On Saturday 19 September, Veolia, the recycling and waste partner of Southwark Council, is lifting the lid on what happens to all your household waste in an exciting and thought provoking day out for the whole family.
The Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility will host the London Premiere screening of the documentary film ‘Landfill Harmonic’ on 10 September.
The lifecycle of a bag in Southwark is changing; all plastic bags brought to the Reuse and Recycling Centre (RRC) will now be recycled back into new bags to distribute to Southwark residents. This new scheme called Bag2Bag is part of a collection service run by Veolia, Southwark Council’s waste management provider.
Year 4 pupils of St John’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Rotherhithe have won a radio advert competition to record a professional jingle encouraging people to recycle more. Many primary schools took part in a competition to encourage Southwark residents to recycle as much as they can through the medium of radio.
Southwark Council and its recycling and waste partner, Veolia, are celebrating a fantastic 8000 books donated by local residents to the charity READ International since the scheme started a year ago.
The sun’s power will now play a direct role in recycling the borough’s waste and saving energy thanks to 2,500 solar panels installed on the roof of the Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF).
After a successful pilot, Veolia and Southwark Council are proud to launch an exclusive free real nappy trial pack - worth £50 - to mark Real Nappy Week 2015, which begins on 20 April.
Southwark EnviroGrant scheme reopens for its fifth year, offering community organisations, resident groups and schools the chance to secure £1000 for their environmental projects.
Waste bosses from Veolia in Southwark braved the pink ice bucket challenge to help raise money for breast cancer research.
Southwark Council and Veolia have won a prestigious "Peer Award for Excellence 2014", in the category of sustainability and environment.
Veolia has been named the winner of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development, the UK’s highest accolade for business success.
On Saturday 20 September, Veolia, the recycling and waste partner of Southwark Council is lifting the lid on what happens to all your household waste in an exciting and thought provoking day out for the whole family.
As part of Recycling Week (16 to 19 June) Southwark Council and its recycling and waste partner Veolia is introducing Read International book bins at the Ayslebury Estate Housing Office in Walworth and JMB Leathermarket Housing Office in Bermondsey.
More than a quarter of billion people worldwide are expected to watch this year’s World Cup. Many of which will be hosting parties and events that will greatly increase the amount of waste produced. Veolia, Southwark Council’s recycling and waste partner will be working hard to ensure everything is collected, but everyone can help by ensuring that World Cup waste is not wasted by recycling all you can.
Southwark Council’s recycling and waste partner Veolia are embarking on a mission to get as many Southwark schools as possible, to recycle their food waste. This productive scheme will help the environment by ensuring that food waste is not landfilled and can also save schools money in disposal costs.
Southwark Council has been awarded £36,000 by LWARB (London Waste and Recycling Board) to increase recycling awareness on housing estates that have a communal recycling bin collection only. Working alongside their recycling and waste partner Veolia, a project has been devised to increase residents’ knowledge about what materials can be recycled, along with the benefits of recycling.
Southwark’s Mobile Recycling Centre has started a new collection circuit so that it visits the busiest places in the borough and enables residents to recycle more easily. With spring fast approaching the Mobile Recycling Centre will benefit all those residents planning to have a spring clear-out and wanting an easy way to get rid of recyclable items that can’t be placed with their normal household collection.
Over 500 people came along to experience a fun family day out at Southwark’s recycling and waste management facility, run by Veolia Environmental Services in partnership with Southwark Council.
Southwark Council and its recycling and waste partner, Veolia Environmental Services have announced plans to supply heating and hot water to parts of the borough generated through the South East London Combined Heat and Power energy recovery facility (SELCHP). The heating network will be the first of its kind in London and will mark the first time that the heating potential of the SELCHP facility has been fully realised since it was built in 1990s by CNIM SA.
Recycling rates in Southwark have soared in recent years as the UK gets ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of National Recycle Week next week.