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Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 129
Case study 68 - Olympic Park sets construction procurement
standards
At least 20 per cent of materials used in permanent venues and
associated works and the Olympic Village are to be recycled content.
Designers will incorporate recycled materials into the Olympic Park,
such as:
■ 9,741 tonnes of crushed brick and concrete
■ 70 tonnes of Yorkstone walling
■ 10 tonnes of reclaimed London stock bricks
■ 2 tonnes of roofing tiles.
During a nine month programme, 256 buildings will be demolished,
most of them industrial. Furniture removed from buildings is being
supplied to an organisation that provides low cost furniture to schools
and community groups.
Source: ‘London 2012 – Sustainability strategy launched’ press release 23 January 2007
’Olympic Park clean up beats green targets’ press release 17 April 2007
Proposal 33 The Mayor will support the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012
to act as an independent assuror of the sustainability of the waste related
activities of the Olympic Delivery Authority and the London Organising
Committee of the Olympic Games to ensure that the 2012 Games are the
most sustainable ever. This will be achieved, for example by:
■ achieving the London Plan reuse and recycling targets for all strategic
developments
■ achieving the recycling and composting targets for all waste produced
during the Games and ensuring infrastructure is developed to ensure
this target is met throughout the Games’ legacy
■ implementing BS 8901: Specification for a sustainable event
management system
■ adopting the GLA group responsible procurement policy and achieving
the highest levels of the Mayor of London’s Green Procurement Code.