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18 Mayor of London
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy
2B A framework for change
The legislative context
2.31 The European Thematic Strategies on the Prevention and Recycling of
Waste 30 and on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources 31 were published
in December 2005. By placing waste management within the context of
resource management the thematic strategies set out how preventing
waste and promoting recycling and advanced waste technologies will
strengthen the European economy and reduce the negative environmental
impact of using natural resources.
2.32 The government set out its vision for sustainable waste management
in Waste Strategy for England in May 2007. The government’s key
objectives are to:
■ decouple waste growth (in all sectors) from economic growth and put
more emphasis on waste prevention and reuse
■ meet and exceed the Landfill Directive diversion targets for
biodegradable municipal waste in 2010, 2013 and 2020 – although the
Mayor has questioned the narrow definition of municipal waste applied
by Defra, which has effectively prevented the realisation of the
directive’s intention, to reduce waste to landfill 32
■ increase diversion from landfill of non-municipal waste and secure
better integration of treatment for municipal and non-municipal waste
■ secure the investment in infrastructure needed to divert waste from
landfill and for the management of hazardous waste
■ get the most environmental benefit from that investment, through
increased recycling of resources and recovery of energy from residual
waste using a mix of technologies.
2.33 There are a wide range of legislative controls on the production and
management of business waste, such as:
■ The Landfill Directive (1999)
■ Producer responsibility legislation
• Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations
2007
• End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2006
• Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste
batteries and accumulators
■ The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations (2005)
■ Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control (IPPC)
■ The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations (1991)
■ The Animal By-Products Regulation (2005)
■ Controlled Waste Regulations (1992).