Talking rubbish

Published: 19 May, 2011

• NEW, costly, waste incinerators are not the answer to the waste that blights Camden’s streets (Why waste incinerators are a real disaster, May 12).  

The “carrots and sticks” report, released by the London Assembly this week reveals that in London we have the lowest recycling rate in the entire country, with a only third of waste recycled.  

In Camden we recycle less than 30 per cent of our waste and we have a huge opportunity to cut down on the rubbish that litters our streets.

Camden Friends of the Earth has been campaigning for more support for local authorities to recycle and reuse more of our household waste, and for more products to be designed to be easy to reuse and recycle.  

We recently set up a stall at Camden Lock market asking David Cameron to “stop talking half as much rubbish,” asking the government for a nationwide goal to halve black-bag waste by 2020.  

Readers can support this aim at www.foe.co.uk/rubbish Many people across Camden want to see a cleaner, greener, London. The answer is for all of us to get the support and services we need to reuse, recycle and compost more, and for companies to cut down on packaging. 

New waste incinerators treat a symptom, not the cause and are not the solution.

SUSAN POUPARD
Camden Friends of the Earth