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14 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy generating up to 83 kg of CO 2 equivalent per tonne of waste treated and therefore contributing to climate change. 2.18 Given incineration’s inherent inflexibility and inefficiency, the Mayor believes that there is no place for incineration in a modern world city like London. Landfill 2.19 Around 55 per cent of London’s business waste is landfilled each year. Reducing landfill is important because it accounts for 40 per cent of UK methane emissions and three per cent of all UK greenhouse gas emissions 18 . Further, London is heavily dependent on landfill sites in surrounding regions for its landfill disposal, which is unsustainable. Many landfills in London and in surrounding regions only have three to five years remaining capacity. 2.20 Landfill will continue to be needed for the management of some residual waste over the lifetime of this strategy, however the focus needs to shift from landfilling unsorted, untreated wastes containing recyclables and organics to the disposal of residues from recycling and of certain waste streams where landfill offers the greatest benefit, such as asbestos. Making it relevant 2.21 The biggest barrier to the effective delivery of this strategy is that London’s businesses are not a single homogenous group, which has implications for how services are communicated and delivered. Services need to be tailored to businesses in relation to their type, size and sector. This strategy defines these three strands as follows: ■ type: public sector (local and central government), social enterprises/ third sector, private sector ■ size: small (and micro), medium and large businesses ■ sector: - professional and business services, including education, media etc. in other words, businesses producing largely ‘office’ waste, such as paper, plastics, food and card - retail (grocery and goods), hospitality (hotels, contract catering, restaurants, pubs) and the food processing industry, which produce mainly food, card and glass - construction, highways and industry, producing a range of construction, demolition, excavation and industrial wastes - healthcare organisations, which produce a range of ‘office’ and food wastes should be separately considered due to the clinical hazardous waste they produce.
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 15 Type 2.22 The public sector is the part of the economy, which provides basic government services and implements government policy. The government, however, does not control the private sector, which is engaged in private enterprise. The third sector pursues social and environmental objectives and reinvests any surpluses in the pursuit of their objectives. Clearly, the method by which these three types of businesses conduct their activities in relation to waste is heavily influenced by their relationship with the government, the public and the economy. Size 2.23 Larger firms tend to have more resources and time to devote to developing policies and systems to manage their environmental impact, but small and medium sized firms do not have this luxury. They require more flexible support, characterised by easy access and targeted information 19 . Without such support they will find it difficult to move towards sustainable waste and resource management and will ultimately become uncompetitive. This strategy must lead to the development of services and support for small business and these must be tailored to their particular needs and resources. 2.24 Small and medium sized enterprises make up a large part of Europe’s economy, representing some 99 per cent of all businesses and 57 per cent of economic value added 20 . LDA research 21 shows that there are a similarly large proportion of small businesses in London. Small businesses have a primary role to play in shifting London’s economy to more sustainable production and consumption patterns for two reasons: ■ representing such a large percentage of economic activities, small businesses have a significant impact on the environment. The problem is not so much individual firms (although in some cases there can be serious individual impacts on the local environment and communities) but their combined total impact across sectors ■ small businesses are often not fully aware of the environmental impact of their activities. A survey of 4,490 small businesses 22 , showed that just 15 per cent were aware that their business could pose a threat to the environment, a rate that rose to 49 per cent when respondents were supplied with a list of potentially damaging activities and less than a quarter were able to name a specific environmental law.
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