Notting Hill Carnival Strategic Review - Intelligent Space

number of casualties treated – 598, of which 97 were taken to hospital. This represents a 140
per cent (in terms of casualties) and 150 per cent (in terms of hospitalisations) rise on the
previous year.
2.44 As a charity, one of the key concerns for SJA was the impact that the Carnival operation has
on its budget each year. The organisation has never received any funding or sponsorship for
its work at Carnival and during the Review Group’s public consultation, indicated that the
current position was being re-assessed. The provision of the SJA treatment centres is an
essential element of the Carnival’s public safety strategy. The Review Group were keen to reaffirm
the recommendation made in their interim report that the cost of this service and the
contribution of SJA should be acknowledged by the National Health Service (NHS) and
supported financially.
Recommendation
Waste Management & Recycling
12. The Notting Hill Carnival generates approximately 200 tonnes of waste each year. We support
the recommendation of the Network Recycling Study, which called for the development of an
environmental strategy that would set annual targets for making inroads into the Carnival’s waste
by recycling materials for local markets and eliminating non-recyclable materials in order to
achieve the ultimate long-term goal of a waste-free Carnival. We therefore recommend that
funds be made available through the London Recycling Fund (LRF) to enable the Carnival
organisers to work with the local authorities and members of the Carnival community to develop
an effective and sustainable Carnival Waste Management and Recycling Strategy to implement
the recommendations of the Network Recycling Study.
Context
2.45 The operational challenges presented in recycling and reducing the amount of litter produced
by the Notting Hill Carnival is unique with approximately 200 tonnes of waste generated by
the event. Whilst much of the solid waste at Carnival is generated by commercial activity, the
responsibility for managing this waste falls within the remit of the two local authorities as part
of their municipal solid waste (MSW) streams. A number of attempts have been made to
recover recyclables from Carnival waste:
• in 1993, RBKC tipped much of the Carnival’s waste at SITA’s Material Reclamation
Facility (MRF). From this waste a total of one tonne of mixed cans and 0.5 tonnes of
glass were recovered;
• a local waste charity was previously employed by WCC to collect cans prior to the main
litter clearance;
• WCC has previously placed 1100 litre recycling banks around the site but these were
subject to very high levels of contamination; and
• local can collectors have collected cans from the Carnival route in previous years.
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