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London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

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data, including discussions with Trade Associations and<br />

the Environment Agency with regard to incorporating into<br />

licensing requirements.<br />

Theme 2: Lobbying of Government (policy, guidance or legislation changes)<br />

1 A number of Development Planning issues should be<br />

considered:<br />

• Competition with housing for waterside<br />

development<br />

• Identification of land for waste management<br />

• Inclusion of Demolition Protocol in planning<br />

guidance / UDPs<br />

• Consideration of transportation by rail or water<br />

NB this links with Actions 82 & 83 in the Mayor’s<br />

Municipal <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> – relating to Planning for <strong>Waste</strong><br />

Infrastructure.<br />

2 Provide support to Transport for <strong>London</strong> in lobbying<br />

government to support the use of the river and canal<br />

network in <strong>London</strong> for waste transportation.<br />

NB this links with Actions 87 and 88 in the Mayor’s<br />

Municipal <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> – relating to the encouragement<br />

of sustainable waste transportation in <strong>London</strong> (including<br />

rail and water).<br />

3 Provide support to British Waterways in their efforts to<br />

lobby Government to amend the regulations relating to<br />

Freight Facility Grants with respect to water and rail<br />

transportation.<br />

4 Lobby Government to ensure the continued operation of<br />

the Envirowise programme for businesses and for its<br />

expansion to cover all commercial businesses and provide<br />

more detailed advice on waste management practice,<br />

particularly for SMEs.<br />

5 Lobby Government, the Environment Agency and other<br />

relevant organisations with a view to improving access to<br />

clear and consistent advice on good practice in waste<br />

management, through the development of a single portal<br />

for waste management guidance information (possibly as<br />

part of the development of a single portal for wider<br />

environmental, health and safety guidance).<br />

6 The Government should be lobbied in order to address the<br />

provision of commercial waste management facilities in<br />

<strong>London</strong>.<br />

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Associations<br />

Key GLA, ALG, LWA<br />

Key Transport for<br />

<strong>London</strong>, GLA,<br />

EA<br />

Short GLA, British<br />

Waterways<br />

Short GLA, Envirowise<br />

Medium GLA,<br />

Environment<br />

Council<br />

Medium GLA,EA

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