Town Hall joins calls for carbon producers to pay ‘incineration tax’ – amid fears new scheme could cost councils ‘billions’
Borough leader defends waste disposal strategy following criticism of ‘dirty’ doubled incinerator
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Only a quarter of eligible households have signed up to Hackney’s new garden waste subscription
Opposition councillor fears scheme is a ‘disincentive for those on a tight income’
Anger at lack of transparency over council’s new garden waste charges
The borough moved to a subscription-only model in May, but one resident says it has not been properly explained
‘Shame and disgust’: Stamford Hill residents launch campaign to clean up ‘unsanitary’ streets
Member of residents’ group Stamford Hill Unites says dumped waste is becoming an ‘increasing problem’
London Fields residents in ‘horror’ over council plan to cut litter collections
Users of the popular park fear it will become ‘unsanitary and unpleasant’
Leader – Right the ship
For the new year, we could all take inspiration from the world’s only Victorian steam ship
‘Fantastic opportunity’: Circular economy hub tackling food and plastic waste to launch in Hackney Wick
The Loop will offer work and event space to people trying to create environmentally-friendly products
Titbits – Beatrix and treats
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough.
‘No surprise’: More than 30 breaches of emissions limits at north London’s incinerator last year, new data shows
Exploding gas canisters were to blame for the majority of rule breaks, as local waste authority boss calls on people to stop ‘irresponsibly’ putting them in household bins
‘We can follow waste like a trail of blood,’ council warns fly-tippers as fines more than double in a year
Town Hall enforcement officers tracked down 40 offences last year – up from 13 in the preceding 12 months
Waste bosses launch food bin trial for people living above shops in Hackney
Four hundred local families will test out special caddies
‘Like mining for metals’: Meet the recycling sorters turning north London’s trash into treasure
In 2019, waste company Biffa won a 10-year contract worth a reported £90m to process the area’s recycling
Shoreditch residents demand tougher action on single-use plastic after taking part in Greenpeace waste count
Just under 400 local households threw away more than 21,000 pieces of plastic in a week
Campaigners launch appeal to fund legal fight as efforts to thwart incinerator expansion continue
Coalition of protest groups is targeting £7,500 as it gears up for battle with the North London Waste Authority
Campaigners stage mass rally in last-minute bid to stop deal for controversial new incinerator
Over 600 people are said to have joined the march yesterday from Edmonton to the North Circular
Controversial new incinerator gets go-ahead despite warnings from health experts and protests from campaign groups
Councillors from the North London Waste Authority have voted through the plans