London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

make the maximum use of fixed assets. However, due care and attention should be paid
to the data reporting requirements to ensure that municipal and non-municipal wastes
are treated separately.
R.3 In order to advance the promotion of sustainable waste management practice in
London, it is recommended that a best practice guide be issued relating to the
management of waste resulting from large-scale public events.
R.4 It is recommended that greater use is made of advertising and other public awarenessraising
techniques to reinforce the need for sustainable waste management practices in
relation to packaging and the use of recycled materials.
R.5 It is recommended that Transport for London should take the lead in promoting the
transport of waste by water wherever feasible, and to lobby Government to support the
use of the river and canal network for this purpose.
R.6 In order to facilitate the transport of waste by water, it is recommended that suitable
sites in London are reserved for such use in Waste Local Plans.
R.7 It is recommended that the GLA supports British Waterways in their efforts to get
Government to amend the regulations relating to the receipt of Freight Facility Grants
such that it should apply to transport by water (and by rail) even where there is no
alternative.
R.8 It is recommended that Government is lobbied to issue planning guidance to encourage
developers to consider the way in which waste generated by their proposals is to be
managed and transported, particularly by water, at the outset of the planning and
design process.
R.9 It is recommended that, subject to the views of NetRegs, a more detailed survey of
waste management practice of commercial SME’s in London be undertaken to augment
the recent results of the SME-nvironment survey 2003 carried out by NetRegs.
R.10 It is recommended that support is provided to local authorities to
advise SMEs about environmental (including waste-related) matters, as
the majority seek assistance from local authorities as their first port of
call.
R.11 It is recommended that an increase in funding is sought for the Waste and Resources
Action Programme (WRAP) to ensure that start-up assistance is available to as many
SME recycling and reprocessing businesses as possible.
R.12 SME participation in recycling should be promoted through measures that make it easy
and cheap to participate. These should include the targeting of clusters of
neighbouring businesses, and further investigation of mixed dry recyclables systems
which avoid the need for complete source separation by providing processing at a
central separation facility.
R.13 In order to provide further support and advice on sustainable waste management for
public sector and non-commercial organisations, it is recommended that consideration
should be given whether relevant information and assistance could be provided by
Government through or alongside Envirowise.
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