1. How can I throw away less food?

  2. How do I dispose of...?

  3. How can i recycle more?

  4. How can I find out more?

About us

The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) serves
1.7 million people. We help your councils dispose of the 850,000 tonnes of waste that they collect every year.

In north London, we recycle about 30% of our waste. Find out why we want to increase that to at least 50% by 2020, and how you can help:

Waste less and recycle more...

At home

We can all save money at home by wasting less and recycling more.

At school 

Reducing waste at school is as easy as A, B, C.

At work

Cutting waste at work is easy and it saves your business money.

In the community

The more we can share ideas and resources, the more waste we can avoid. 

News

Lets Wise up to Waste

Whether you’re a local
resident, business, school or
part of a community group, we
can help you can shop smart,
waste less and recycle more.
Read more.

Recycle - can you afford not to?

It currently costs around £120 to tip a
tonne of waste into a landfill,
but just £40 to recycle it. That
money can be spent on other
things and helps keep your
council tax down. Read more.

Recover                          

Once you’ve reduced your
waste, and recycled everything
you can, what happens to the
little bit that’s left? Read more.

Waste less food, save more money

It’s easy to reduce the amount
of food that gets thrown away
if you plan ahead, measure
your portions, get creative with
leftovers and store food in the
right way. Read more.