North London Waste Authority

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North London Waste Authority
Agency overview
Formed1 April 1986
Preceding agency
JurisdictionLondon boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Waltham Forest
Headquarters1b Berol House, 25 Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LJ
Agency executive
  • Councillor Clyde Loakes (Lab, Chair

The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is a waste disposal authority with responsibility for disposal of waste in the north London boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, and Waltham Forest.

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History

The NLWA was established on 1 April 1986 as a joint arrangement under part II of the Local Government Act 1985. It replaced the Greater London Council in part of north London. The establishment of joint committees for this purpose was voluntary. The boroughs could have become individual waste disposal authorities. Each was already, and continued to be, responsible for waste collection.

In 2012, French transnational company Veolia was forced to withdraw its tender for £4.7 billion worth of contracts with the NLWA after sustained local opposition due to its involvement in illegal Israeli settlements. [1] The campaign was supported by some Labour Party councillors and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. [2]

Members

Member [3] PartyBorough
Cllr Clyde Loakes (Chair) Labour Waltham Forest
Cllr Rowena Champion (Vice Chair)LabourIslington
Cllr Mete Coban (Vice Chair)LabourHackney
Cllr Kate AnolueLabourEnfield
Cllr Robert ChapmanLabourHackney
Cllr Geof CookeLabourBarnet
Cllr Isidoros DiakidesLabourHaringey
Cllr Paul DouglasLabourWaltham Forest
Cllr Nelly GyoshevaLabourEnfield
Cllr Mike HakataLabourHaringey
Cllr Adam HarrisonLabourCamden
Cllr Richard Olszewski LabourCamden
Cllr Alan SchneidermanLabourBarnet
Cllr Diarmaid WardLabourIslington

Role

The function of the NLWA is to transport and dispose of waste collected in each of the seven north London boroughs it is responsible for. [4] This is undertaken by a wholly owned subsidiary, LondonWaste Limited.

Its wholly owned subsidiary LondonEnergy Ltd operates the Edmonton EcoPark. [5]

References

  1. "Veolia withdraws bid for North London waste contract under boycott pressure". 23 December 2012.
  2. "Veolia pulls out of North London Waste Authority deal". 12 December 2012.
  3. "Our Members". North London Waste Authority. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. "About Us | NLWA".
  5. "About us". LondonEnergy. Retrieved 13 December 2023.