London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

• Support for the development and adaptation of operations, products, and processes
relating to recycling, waste minimisation, and reprocessing.
• Assistance with industry relevant training.
• Specific training on commercial awareness.
• Support with accessing finance.
• Signposting.
4.184. There is close liaison between WRAP and London Remade. WRAP address national
issues, while London Remade feed their local experience into WRAP. This promotes a
common national approach and messages to business, with local implementation by
locally based organisations such as London Remade.
4.185. To an extent, different organisations involved in promoting sustainable waste
management prioritise the various waste streams differently in terms of the need for
new recycling, reprocessing and marketing initiatives. WRAP and London Remade
prioritise high-volume or high environmental impact waste streams such as C&D,
organics and plastics, as identified in the Enviros report for London Remade, Developing
Markets for Recyclable Materials In London (2000). The LDA places a higher priority on
waste streams that will generate substantial employment such as WEEE and ELVs, as
identified in the Green Alchemy report (2003). Although this may be quite appropriate,
as London Remade is able to bid for funding from a range of sources, at present it is
largely funded through the LDA, and the GLA should ensure that mechanisms are
available to address all priority waste streams in London.
Recommendation 23: It is recommended that the prioritisation accorded by
organisations such as WRAP, the LDA and London Remade to particular waste
streams for recycling and reprocessing should be monitored to check whether
London’s waste management needs are properly represented. This information
should be used to inform the Wider Waste Strategy which should be clear
about the priority waste streams to be addressed in London, with reduction
and recycling targets set for each.
Product development and market stimulation
4.186. London Remade has assisted with product development at the various eco-sites it
helped to establish. This has included assistance with compost product development,
development of recycled aggregates from hard demolition materials and development of
alternative uses for glass.
4.187. WRAP has a national assistance programme for businesses wishing to develop new
products from recyclable materials. As well as direct assistance to individual businesses
through advice and competitive grants, as discussed above, WRAP has undertaken
substantial research into product development and market stimulation for specific waste
streams in collaboration with industry. Examples include standards and specifications
for products such as recycled aggregates and compost, in association with the British
Standards Institute, developing crushed glass as a water filter medium and investigating
product options from recycled plastics.
4.188. WRAP also has an online pricing database for recyclables, which assists material
suppliers such as Waste Management Authorities to ensure that they get a fair price for
their waste materials and therefore helps the market operate efficiently.
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