Londoners produce masses of it. About 15% (700,000 tonnes) of it travel by barge from central London to landfills in Essex.Many want the site were these containers leave from to be turned into apartments. Mostly developers but also neighbours who want the value of their properties to increase.
Others want more rubbish transported by barge. If this lot was transported by lorry we would see an increase of 100,000 lorries per year on the road.
Planning for the Olympics especially improving travel has meant that anything that reduces road congestion is favoured. Looks like the barges may win.
