Camden Council Action Plan

‘We call on Extinction Rebellion to work with the NLWA and the boroughs in areas of common interest, such as the vital practical and campaigning work to reduce waste and increase recycling for the benefit of the planet and future generations.’
—Cllr Clyde Loakes, chair of the North London Waste Authority (NLWA), April 2020

XR Zero Waste today released an illustrated, heavily annotated waste management brief that provides ten action points designed to help Camden Council cut its non-recyclable waste by 65% and reach at least 70% recycling by 2030. It encourages the council to take urgent steps to stop sending its waste to landfill and incineration, as the borough still relies on these disposal routes for more than 75% of its waste. Unless both landfill and incineration are phased out, the UK will not be able to deliver on its net zero or circular economy ambitions.

The document is the first in a series of local authority-specific briefs designed to spur and support waste reduction of at least 50% and an increase to 70% recycling by 2030, in line with the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations to the UK. The series aims to reorient local authorities towards a zero waste goal based on a strategy that favours waste prevention, reuse, and recycling, following the example set by Wales, the first country in the UK to have embraced this vision of the future.