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144 Mayor of London
Proposal
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy
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.
Proposal 32 – London’s businesses should use available guidance to implement sustainable waste management practices at their
events, including developing and adhering to a waste management plan that addresses waste reduction for example by:
■ using reusable and recyclable materials that incorporate recycled materials
■ providing recycling facilities, including for organic materials.
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.
Proposal 34 – The Mayor and the GLA group will lead by example in resource productivity and sustainable waste management by:
■ producing a sustainable waste reduction and reuse plan for the GLA group
■ achieving the London Plan composting and recycling targets across the group within each of their offices
■ implementing BS 8901: Specification for a sustainable event management system
■ achieving the Mayor’s preferred standard for sustainable design and construction for their strategic developments
■ demonstrating compliance with an environmental management system (such as ISO 14001 or equivalent standard)
by December 2009
■ annually reporting on their environmental performance in line with Defra’s Environmental Reporting Guidelines
■ ensuring that their own and contracted fleets are registered to the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme by 2010
■ achieving the highest levels of the Mayor of London’s Green Procurement Code
■ adopting responsible purchasing practices, which use a procurement strategy to ensure that environmental issues are proactively
addressed in all aspects of the procurement process.