What’s Your Food Perfect Match for Summer
There is no shortage of dating apps out there so it’s no wonder our leftover foods want to be paired up as well! On average, each person throws away around two and a half meals per week, so we need to...
View ArticleCountdown to Zero Waste Week 2017
Tips for Zero Waste Week Didn’t summer just begin? In fact, there’s no point reminiscing because creeping in ever so slowly over the horizon is September. The final 1/3 of 2017! September brings with...
View ArticleReduce Your Waste for the New School Year
Not that we need reminding but the last weeks of August signals the return of the nation’s kids to classrooms in a week’s time. It’s back to school time! From new wardrobes to after school snacks –...
View ArticleZero Waste Week is Here!
This week we’re celebrating Zero Waste Week. Whether you’re a recycling beginner or seasoned pro, an individual or business owner, there are plenty of reasons for everyone to get involved. Last year in...
View ArticleMy WLWA Work Experience Blog – by Leila Gunnewicht
I came to West London Waste Authority (WLWA) for work experience as I am interested in pursuing a career within the sustainability and environment sector, and with university applications looming, I...
View ArticleJoin in this recycle week! Why because it’s worth it!
All this week, West London Waste will be promoting Recycle Week between 25th Sept – 1st Oct 2017. This year, Recycle for London’s annual recycling celebration aims to help tell the story of what...
View ArticleAll these new electronics, what about the ones gathering dust in your house?
These past few months all we keep seeing on our tv’s, newspapers & social media feeds is news about the latest electronic releases. The annual IFA trade conference held in Berlin is the perfect...
View ArticleSew many textiles, Sew little time
In October, we held our lunchtime sew-cial at the Hounslow Civic centre and helped a few people add those little touches to their textiles. We provided sewing machines and basic textile repair kit...
View ArticleHave you got the guts for some leftover Halloween recipes?
Halloween has now passed but how many of us still have our pumpkins from the night’s festivities? We know a lot of you don’t get rid of your pumpkins straight after Halloween and that’s definitely a...
View Article#SecondHandFirst Week
#Secondhandfirst Society has been in love with ‘new’ for a long time now. Almost all of this are guilty of this – constantly buying new to replace what we have even though its still in great condition....
View ArticleWe’re making a list and checking it twice
If you’re wondering how you’ll be able to pull everything together before the 25th or even if you’ve done your preparations months ago, it’s always a good idea to take some time a make a list this...
View ArticleAre you going to make a last minute dash this Christmas?
Christmas is only a few days away and perhaps you’re sitting back relaxing knowing well that you have already done your Christmas gift shopping, have them wrapped perfectly and have them safely stored...
View ArticleNew Year New Gadgets?
New phones, tablets and even the Amazon Alexa seemed to be on the top of everyone’s Christmas list. With the festive period over, it’s safe to say our homes are packed with the latest gadgets and...
View ArticleLatte Levy?
Each minute in the UK, 500 coffee cups are thrown away, that’s up to 2.5 billion of them in our waste stream every year. Britain’s coffee cravings are only increasing the amount of waste produced with...
View ArticleWest London Waste Authority Celebrates First Full Year Of Operations at...
West London Waste Authority and its constituent boroughs, project investors and SUEZ recycling and recovery UK (SUEZ), came together this past week at the Severnside Energy Recovery Centre (SERC) in...
View ArticleLondon Fashion Week 2018 – On the lookout for responsible designers
London Fashion week sets the bar once again for next season (Autumn/Winter 2018) with an abundance of bright and bold statement pieces saturating the catwalk. We’ve decided to investigate up and coming...
View ArticleAre Bee’s Reaching their Tipping Point?
Having recently been out in my garden for the first time during these winter months to tackle the overgrown weeds, and an attempt to cut the grass whilst the sun was out I noticed a couple of bees...
View ArticleWest London Waste Authority & SUEZ have been shortlisted for the National...
West London Waste Authority / SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has been shortlisted for the Partnership Excellence – Public/Private sector category at the National Recycling Awards 2018 The finalists for...
View ArticlePackage Free Shopping – Myth or reality?
I often walk into the supermarket and find myself asking… ‘Why is there such a limited selection of package free items?’ It seems that everything tends to come in some form of packaging. When I unpack...
View ArticleChristmas & New Years Waste & Recycling Dates
West London Waste Authority offices will be closed between 24th December to 1st January. Brent HRRC will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day Monday 8am to 4pm Tuesday 8am to 4pm...
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