LWARB: "£3.7million boost to make it easier for flats’ residents to recycle."

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"The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) has  announced that 294,000 flats will get improved recycling services, thanks to grants from LWARB totalling £3.7million.

• Brent – LWARB will support Brent’s aim to service all blocks of flats in the borough with recycling facilities. This will include the introduction of new mixed recycling facilities to over 12,000 properties, and providing almost 30,000 households with reusable bags to carry recycling down to on-site facilities.
• Ealing – Will apply new signage to communal recycling bins servicing 21,000 households. The new signs will be more durable than the existing ones meaning wear and tear along with weather damage will be minimal, allowing residents to clearly see what materials can be recycled and to clearly identify where to put the items.
• Harrow – Will expand their recycling service to remaining flats in the borough that do not currently have onsite recycling facilities. This includes the purchase of new bins to install in convenient locations on estates.
• Hounslow - Will use the funding to expand and improve existing services. These improvements include the installation of recycling bins, development of flats recycling sites for easier access and better signage facilities for residents.
• Richmond – Improvements will be made to 16,500 households, including larger capacity bins, reusable bags distributed to residents and an additional vehicle will be purchased to allow the roll out of a new collection method.

[This is a Phase Two list of borough receiving payouts, now making 26 out of the 32 London boroughs. Hillingdon received an grant in Phase One.]