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124 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy 5E The icing on the cake A standard for London’s streets 5.54 Litter can affect the economic effectiveness of the city and also residents’ and visitors’ perceptions of London. 5.55 In 2002 the Mayor launched the Capital Standards campaign to improve the cleanliness of London’s streets. The campaign, delivered in partnership with most London boroughs, seeks to bring about a dramatic improvement in London’s street environment and encourage and implement schemes to recycle street waste. Some businesses are recognising that they should share the responsibility for litter produced as a result of their activities and have actively sponsored the Mayor’s ‘Litter Fairy’ campaign or worked with local authorities and neighbouring businesses to sponsor litterbins and signage. 5.56 ENCAMS has developed a new business engagement programme to improve trade waste management and reduce litter 271 . The Keep Britain Tidy Business Awards are a positive recognition of good practice and provide businesses with an opportunity to communicate messages about reducing and recycling litter to the public. 5.57 Businesses should take responsibility for litter that is generated as a result of their activities, for example retail or take-away food, and work with their local authority, neighbouring business or Business Improvement District to take action. Local authorities have legislative support 272 to work with businesses to reach agreement. Good examples include the recent agreement between London’s free newspaper distributors and the City of Westminster to site litter recycling bins. Case study 62 - Freesheets agree to voluntary measures to tackle waste The publishers of London's two evening free newspapers, London Lite and thelondonpaper, have agreed a protocol with Westminster City Council for a voluntary regime to tackle the problem of waste newspapers in the West End. As part of the new regime, they will purchase and install around 40 council-approved recycling bins and recycle the contents. Regular litter collections will also be carried out by the newspapers, in addition to the council’s existing street sweeping. The new regime follows extensive negotiations between the council and the publishers to tackle the problem of newspaper waste. In July 2007, the council’s cabinet agreed to invoke powers under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 if a voluntary agreement could not be reached.
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 125 In large parts of the West End discarded newspapers currently account for around a quarter of all street waste, and as it is contaminated with other litter is not recycled. The new regime will significantly reduce waste on the streets of Westminster. Source: Westminster City Council press release 22 August 2007 Proposal 30 The Mayor will encourage Capital Standards to expand its membership and involve London’s businesses in programmes that tackle enviro-crime in the public realm. Proposal 31 The Mayor expects London Boroughs to utilise available legislation, including the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (2005), to improve street cleanliness, for example, by working with producers of free newspapers, to expand litter and street recycling services. Making resource management the main event 5.58 Events in London’s public spaces and exhibition centres are a major part of London life. However, waste management requirements are often not considered in the event planning process or by the exhibition centres and conference facilities. Producing a sustainable event, including marketing materials, delegate packs and catering , requires organisers to reduce the amount of materials distributed, increase recycling and use recycled or reusable goods. 5.59 There is a range of best practice guidance for businesses to use when planning events, for example: ■ the London Sustainability Exchange has produced practical guidance 273 on how to reduce the environmental and social impacts of events ■ working with Closed Loop London, London Remade have developed a step-by-step guide 274 to increase recycling during an event by ensuring anything provided or sold at the event is recyclable ■ a new British standard has been developed for sustainable event management. BS 8901:2007 will help companies reduce the carbon emissions and waste generated as a result of the event and improve the resource efficiency of the entire event supply chain. Case study 63 - Iconic venue achieves amazing recycling results London’s newest entertainment destination – The O2 – has set a new standard for sustainable waste management with its comprehensive recycling programme. Up to ten tonnes of organic kitchen waste from the arena is being composted on-site in an in-vessel composter, reducing the
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