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addresses eight main environmental issues 8 , and has targeted 13 9 industrial and one commercial (retail) sector. 3.7. Waste Watch is an independent not-for-profit organisation funded by central government, charitable trusts, the corporate sector, individuals, local authorities, and the national lottery. It works in partnership with a range of public and private organisations and NGOs and is active in research, policy development and public education as well as working with business. Wastebusters is its environmental consultancy service for businesses, and Waste Watch Business Network (WWBN) is a not-for-profit membership organisation working to help businesses and organisations save money and increase efficiency through waste reduction. WWBN currently operates in the London boroughs of Camden, Haringey, Islington, Barnet, Harrow, Hillingdon and within 5 miles of Heathrow Airport. It also operates the ResourceXchange waste materials exchange service. 3.8. The Environment Agency promotes waste minimisation and recycling to businesses as part of IPPC permitting and hazardous waste regulation, in addition to its role in processing licences for waste facilities. The Agency also provides more general environmental advice to businesses, notably through its online NetRegs information resource. 3.9. Business Link has a London office (Business Link for London) that provides a range of advisory services to businesses. Environmental advice, including waste management and minimisation, is part of the advice package offered. Business Link also operates Envirolink, a specialist environmental advisory service owned by the local Business Links in Bedfordshire and Luton, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. There are currently no plans to extend it to London, although its website provides generally available advice such as best practice guidance. 3.10. The Environmental Services Association (ESA) represents the UK’s waste management sector. ESA works with government, Parliament and regulators to bring about a sustainable waste management system for the UK. ESA produces a wide variety of waste-related information, both for its members and for the public. As well as specialised reports, ESA produces briefings and policy statements on issues which affect the waste management industry. 3.11. The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is the professional body for the waste management industry, which represents over 6,000 members mostly in the UK, but also overseas. The CIWM sets the professional standards for individuals working in the waste management industry and has various grades of membership determined by education, qualification and experience. The CIWM provides conference, exhibition, training and technical publication services to the waste management industry. It also works towards advancing the scientific and technical aspects of waste management for safeguarding the environment. London bodies and initiatives 3.12. The following bodies’ activities are specific to London. 8 Cleaner design, cleaner technology, environmental management systems, legislation, packaging, solvents and VOCs, waste minimisation, and water and effluent. 9 Ceramics, chemical, electronics, engineering, food and drink, foundries, furniture, glass, metal finishing, paper and board, plastics and rubber, printing and textiles. 16
3.13. London Waste Action (LWA) was formed in 1997 by the Association of Local Government and London First, to raise the profile of sustainable waste management and improve waste minimisation and recycling in London. A company with a board including public sector, private sector and NGO representatives, one of LWA’s main roles is allocating the London Recycling Fund. The fund is mainly applied to assist waste authorities meet their statutory recycling targets. LWA also facilitated dialogue between businesses, the public and local authorities in the lead-up to the Mayor’s Municipal Waste Strategy. 3.14. London Remade was formed in 2000 to build on the success of LWA in improving recycling collection rates by stimulating use of the resulting materials. Like LWA it is constituted as a company with a public and private sector board. London Remade facilitates the reprocessing of recyclables into materials of an acceptable and consistent quality and facilitates the use of these materials (and products made from them) by London businesses and public sector organisations. London Remade’s objectives and activities align strongly with WRAP’s national programmes. 3.15. London Remade also administers the Mayor’s Green Procurement Code, which now has 320 members including small and large businesses, NGOs, London Boroughs, other public sector organisations such as schools. The Code requires businesses and public sector organisations to sign up to a staged set of commitments to procuring recycled materials and products, in a drive to stimulate local markets for London’s waste materials. 3.16. The London Development Agency (LDA) has a key role in promoting sustainable economic development in London and through its SRB programme has provided £5.4 million funding to London Remade from 2000-2004. The LDA draft economic development strategy Sustaining Success: Developing London’s Economy, is a revision to the existing economic strategy and aims to integrate economic, social and environmental objectives. Consultation on the draft economic development strategy closed in April 2004,. The draft strategy’s first goal, investment in infrastructure and places, includes specific actions to: • (4d) Take action to encourage developers and all businesses to adopt environmentally friendly goods and services. • (4e) Support the adoption of sustainable construction and design and address the strategic location needs of waste, recycling and other environmental industries. 3.17. The LDA also commissioned the report Green Alchemy, Turning Green to Gold: Creating Resource from London’s Waste (November 2003) as part of its sustainable development function. This examined possible ways that interventions in resource efficiency and recycling could help to achieve the LDA’s wider policy goals such as wealth and employment creation, social progress and environmental improvements. The report identified market development opportunities for paper, organics, glass, WEEE, wood, tyres and ELVs. It concluded that WEEE and ELV reprocessing should be given the highest priority in London, based on factors such as the strength of regulatory drivers, job creation potential, amenity effects and the amounts of land required. 3.18. London First is a business membership organisation supported by over 300 of the capital’s major businesses and public organisations. It acts as a voice for London business in the sustainability debate and has commissioned research on London’s ecological footprint and a Triple Bottom Line for London. It is also a founding partner of London Waste Action. 17
Page 1 and 2: Policy & Partnerships London Wider
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encouraged, and that guidance and/o
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number of employees of perhaps some
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City Limits 5.14. An alternative re
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Figure 5.1: Average total waste ari
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Consultations 5.38. Consultations w
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to be so in to the future. However
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visit and review specific pages. A
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European Literature Review and Cons
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6. Special/Hazardous Waste Introduc
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‘Technical Assessment for Waste M
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accurate record of hazardous waste
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Figure 6.2: Breakdown of recorded h
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wastes to London are the closest, i
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Figure 6.4: Breakdown of hazardous
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6.47. There are a range of views fr
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Table 6.5: In-house landfills which
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equirements for the ‘new’ hazar
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options to improve treatment, such
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6.80. However, the new hazardous wa
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6.90. The future treatment of asbes
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7.7. London’s total hazardous was
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7.19. There is only limited composi
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waste management obligations and be
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the precise amount of landfill capa
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R.14 In order to more effectively t
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R32 It is recommended that a reduct
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measurement of wastes from construc
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Future Actions Table 7.1: Summary o
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Theme 3: Support for Existing Initi
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for contaminated soils within Londo
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Appendix A: Waste policy and legisl
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• whole used tyres (from 2003);
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UK Policy The majority of UK waste
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• Requires consents to discharge
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• Prohibits certain types of wast
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Green Paper on PVC Key Features •
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Chris Searles, Searles Associates D
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Table C1. Data by Number (from Smal
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Appendix D: Results of Further Anal
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Total 100 598.8 70.7 423.4 29.8 178
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Appendix E: Local Authority C&I Col
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All of the respondents said that th
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proportion of waste collected from
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Finally, the authorities were asked
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The authorities were asked how the
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All authorities were asked how they
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Table E11: Do you expect to meet th
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Table E15: What is the situation re
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Appendix F: Consultees for Construc
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Appendix G: Policy, legislative and
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Measure Germany Denmark Belgium The
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