North London Waste Authority

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

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 Clive Loakes (Lab, Chair

History

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 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 authority 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 Party Borough
Cllr Clyde Loakes (Chair) Labour Waltham Forest
Cllr George Meehan (Vice Chair) Labour Haringey
Cllr Dean Cohen (Vice Chair) Conservative Barnet
Cllr Theo Blackwell Labour Camden
Cllr Sally Gimson Labour Camden
Cllr Chris Bond Labour Enfield
Cllr Andrew Stafford Labour Enfield
Cllr Feryal Demirci Labour Hackney
Cllr Geoff Taylor Labour Hackney
Cllr Stuart McNamara Labour Haringey
Cllr Andy Hull Labour Islington
Cllr Richard Greening Labour Islington
Cllr Khevyn Limbajee Labour Waltham Forest

Role

The function of the authority is to transport and dispose of waste collected in each of the seven North London boroughs it is responsible for[3] This is undertaken by a wholly owned subsidiary, LondonWaste Limited.

Its wholly owned subsidiary LondonEnergy Ltd operates the Edmonton EcoPark.[4]

References
  1. http://mondoweiss.net/2012/12/withdraws-contract-pressure
  2. http://www.palestinecampaign.org/veolia-pulls-out-of-north-london-waste-authority-deal/
  3. http://www.nlwa.gov.uk/about/north-london-waste-authority
  4. LondonEnergy Ltd – About Us
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