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138 Mayor of London
Proposal
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy
Proposal 6 – The Mayor will investigate and, if appropriate, implement an appropriate vehicle to act as a trading hub for
recycled materials across London.
Proposal 7 – The London Development Agency will develop at least one demonstrator project that develops local sources
of renewable fuel from waste that would support a future move to a hydrogen economy.
Proposal 8 – To contribute to the development of business waste infrastructure in London, with sufficient capacity
to achieve the London Plan self-sufficiency targets, the London Development Agency will investigate:
■ establishing a fund for business waste infrastructure
■ attracting partners and leverage additional investment to the fund
■ supporting the development of businesses and social enterprises that prevent waste, collect and manage resources in London
or develop products made from recycled materials
■ delivering programmes that support innovation in the green industries sector
Proposal 9 – The Mayor will promote and encourage the use of advanced waste technologies to manage London’s
business waste and calls on the government to make advanced waste technologies eligible for Enhanced Capital Allowances.
Proposal 10 – The Mayor expects London boroughs to develop Core Strategies, which commit the authority in their Local
Development Framework to:
■ achieve the London Plan and Municipal Waste Management Strategy recycling targets
■ specify in which Local Development Scheme documents they will allocate sites to achieve their apportionment,
set through the London Plan
■ establish criteria to determine waste planning applications while preparing more detailed proposals.
Proposal 11 – The Mayor expects London boroughs to:
■ provide capacity, where appropriate, for non-municipal waste when developing waste facilities
■ explore opportunities to develop waste management infrastructure that maximises the potential use of water and rail transport
■ explore opportunities to develop waste management infrastructure on-site as part of any site development or redevelopment.
Proposal 12 – Transport for London will promote Delivery and Service Plans to London’s businesses, to encourage them to negotiate
waste services with reduced transport impacts.
Proposal 13 – Transport for London, through its London Freight Plan, will promote the early adoption of new engine
technologies and waste-derived fuels that minimise the impact of waste transport on climate change.