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Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 21
Delivering the Mayor’s vision
The Mayor's vision is to develop London as an exemplary sustainable
world city, based on three interwoven themes:
■ strong and diverse economic growth
■ social inclusion to allow all Londoners to share in London's
future success
■ fundamental improvements in environmental management
and use of resources.
Strong and diverse economic growth
2.41 This strategy’s approach to waste management will create new
opportunities for economic development. The Environment Agency has
found that consumers are increasingly demanding goods and products
to be manufactured and delivered in an environmentally responsible
way 38 . London’s entrepreneurs should seek to develop creative, high
value green industries that reprocess waste and create fit-for-purpose
products and secondary materials. Breaking new ground to develop
sustainable products that prevent waste and incorporate recycled
materials is an exciting opportunity enabling London’s businesses
to capture new markets.
2.42 The development of green industries will lead to new training
and employment opportunities for Londoners and further contribute
to London’s sustainable economic growth.
2.43 Sustainable resource use presents an opportunity for London’s
businesses to improve business practice, profitability and competitiveness.
Waste production is too often seen as an inevitable part of business
processes and waste management as a necessary cost. Businesses that
continue to take this approach will find their waste costs rising as
dependence on landfill increasingly attracts financial penalties and the
costs of regulation and taxes are passed to waste producers.
2.44 Manufacturers, for example, could benefit financially from reduced energy
costs as a result of implementing efficient and productive manufacturing
techniques and be protected from rising raw material costs by using
recycled materials. Road transport costs are also rising through increased
congestion on London’s strategic roads, compliance costs and rising diesel
prices. The case for waste-derived fuels and fuel-efficiency measures,
such as better routing and scheduling planning, is compelling. Businesses
that invest now in systems, processes and infrastructure will save on these
higher costs in the long run.