North London Waste Authority

North London Waste Authority

Agency overview
Formed	1986
Preceding agency	Greater London Council
Jurisdiction	London boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Waltham Forest
Headquarters	1b Berol House, 25 Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LJ
Agency executive	Councillor Clive Loakes (Lab, Chair

North London Waste Authority is a London waste disposal authority with responsibility for disposal of waste in the North London boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Waltham Forest

In 2012, French transnational company Veolia was forced to withdraw its tender for £4.7 Billion worth of contracts with the authority after sustained local opposition due to its involvement in illegal Israeli settlements.^[1] The campaign was supported by some Labour Party councillors and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign^[2]

Members

Member		Party	Borough
	Cllr Clyde Loakes (Chair)	Labour	Waltham Forest
	Cllr George Meehan (Vice Chair)	Labour	Haringey
	Cllr Dean Cohen (Vice Chair)	Conservative	Barnet
	Cllr Theo Blackwell	Labour	Camden
	Cllr Sally Gimson	Labour	Camden
	Cllr Chris Bond	Labour	Enfield
	Cllr Andrew Stafford	Labour	Enfield
	Cllr Feryal Demirci	Labour	Hackney
	Cllr Geoff Taylor	Labour	Hackney
	Cllr Stuart McNamara	Labour	Haringey
	Cllr Andy Hull	Labour	Islington
	Cllr Richard Greening	Labour	Islington
	Cllr Khevyn Limbajee	Labour	Waltham Forest

Role

The function of the authority is to transport and dispose of waste collected in each of the seven North London boroughs it is responsible for^[3] This is undertaken by a wholly owned subsidiary, LondonWaste Limited

References

1. http://mondoweiss.net/2012/12/withdraws-contract-pressure
2. http://www.palestinecampaign.org/veolia-pulls-out-of-north-london-waste-authority-deal/
3. http://www.nlwa.gov.uk/about/north-london-waste-authority