London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

measurement of wastes from construction and demolition activities, and (b) detailed
compositional analysis of different types of construction project of relevance to London.
R.47 It is recommended that Government should be lobbied to impose financial instruments
and/or support other measures, such as demonstration projects and dissemination of
best practice, to promote the treatment and reuse – rather than disposal – of
contaminated soils from demolition and construction sites.
R.48 It is recommended that consideration should be given to the opportunities that exist to
improve the gathering of C&D waste management data, including cooperation with
trade associations and discussions with the Environment Agency with regard to
incorporation into licensing requirements.
R.49 It is recommended that the promotion of waste exchanges for C&D waste should not be
a priority in London at this point in time.
R.50 It is recommended that consideration should be given to how to adopt, or influence
Government to adopt, including those measures that have been effective in achieving
high recycling rates of C&D waste in other European Member States, such as:
• Banning or partial banning landfill of C&D waste.
• Requiring separation and re-use/recycling of C&D waste.
• Encouraging the use of the Sustainable Construction Code of Practice, and the
Demolition Protocol.
• Working with the C&D industry and trade associations to establish targets, and
methods to encourage separation, re-use and recycling.
• Enabling waste planning authorities to require developers to provide a demolition
plan with an associated C&D waste management plan before they are given
permission to demolish a building or structure, and to attach conditions to planning
permissions/building permits to stimulate the use of secondary materials.
Recommendations: Hazardous Wastes
R.51 It is recommended that caution should be exercised in relation to the number of
hazardous wastes landfill sites that it is anticipated will become available in the near
future; rather the situation should be monitored during the next few months since the
actual number of permitted hazardous waste sites may vary significantly from that
predicted.
R.52 It is recommended that in response to the prohibition of co-disposal of hazardous and
non-hazardous waste urgent consideration is given to the opportunities for on-site
treatment of contaminated soils, and the way in which the resultant increased costs of
brownfield site development may affect other policy objectives (eg. housing provision,
as well as short to medium term commercial development).
R.53 In the light of the anticipated significant increase in hazardous waste arisings under the
new Hazardous Waste Regulations, it is recommended that a separate investigation is
carried out into the likely quantity and type of these ‘new’ hazardous wastes to inform
the development of a strategy to improve the degree of London’s self-sufficiency in
managing such wastes.
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