London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

Miscellaneous
non-combustible
Particles passing
through a 20mm
sieve
1 9.3 0 0 0.4 3.7
1 9.3 0 0 1.4 13
Total 928.9 73 678.1 27.4 254.5
Notes: percentages are taken from the SWAP report. Figures are rounded up.
The estimated composition of hospitality wastes for London based on the application of the
SWAP report is presented in Table D2 below. From this table it can be seen that over 245,000
tonnes of the total waste stream of over half a million tonnes are estimated to be glass, of
which all but a tiny fraction are expected to be potentially recyclable. Putrescible wastes are
estimated to be approximately 120,000 tonnes in total, of which just over half (i.e. 72,000
tonnes) are potentially recyclable (i.e. compostable). Cardboard is a significant waste stream,
with an estimated 22,000 tonnes of the 66,000 tonnes expected to be recyclable. Paper is also
important, although a greater amount (46,000 tonnes) is expected to be non-recyclable than
recyclable (22,000 tonnes). Similarly, more plastics (34,000 tonnes) are estimated to be nonrecyclable
than recyclable (8,000 tonnes).
Table D2: Estimated composition of hospitality wastes
Total Recyclable Non-Recyclable
% Tonnes % Tonnes % Tonnes
Paper 11 65.9 3.7 22.2 7.7 46.1
Cardboard 12 71.9 9.4 56.3 2.1 12.6
Glass 41 245.5 42.4 252.7 0.1 .6
Plastic 7 41.9 1.3 7.8 5.7 34.1
Ferrous metals 2 12 1.5 9 0.6 3.6
Non-ferrous
metals
1 6 0.5 3 0 0
Putrescible 20 12 12.1 72.3 8.1 48.5
Textiles 1 6 0 0 0.6 3.6
Miscellaneous
combustible
Miscellaneous
noncombustible
Particles passing
through a 20mm
sieve
1 6 0 0 0.8 4.8
0 0 0 0 0.3 1.8
4 24 0 0 3.8 22.8
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