East London Waste Authority

East London Waste Authority

Agency overview
Formed	1 April 1986
Preceding agency	Greater London Council
Jurisdiction	London boroughs of Newham, Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge
Headquarters	1st Floor, Harvey House, St Edward's Court, London Road, Romford, RM7 9QD
Agency executive	Councillor Ian Corbett (Lab, Chair

East London Waste Authority is one of the waste disposal authorities in London with responsibility for disposal of waste in the East London boroughs of London boroughs of Newham, Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge.

History

East London Refuse Transfer Station. Jenkins Lane, Newham, in 1980, now demolished.

The waste authority 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 northeast 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.

Members

Member		Party	Borough
	Cllr Ian Corbett (Chair)	Labour	Newham
	Cllr John Howard	Labour	Redbridge
	Cllr Steven Kelly	Conservative	Havering
	Cllr Lynda Rice	Labour	Barking and Dagenham
	Cllr Jeff Wade	Labour	Barking and Dagenham
	Cllr Robert Benham	Conservative	Havering
	Cllr Sheila Bain	Labour	Redbridge
	Cllr Ken Clark	Labour	Newham

Role

The function of the authority is to transport and dispose of waste collected in each of the four East London boroughs it is responsible for.[1] In 1995 the Authority served a population of over one million, and treated and disposed of up to 400,000 tonnes per annum of waste.[2]

References

1. "Rubbish Removal Process Explained". 8 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
2. "East London Waste Authority". The Times. 12 December 1995. p. 42.

External links

• Waste Collection & Rubbish Removal