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32 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Case study 1 - Asda signs up to send zero waste to landfill by 2010 As part of Asda's commitment to zero waste, the supermarket has invested £32 million in four recycling facilities at Lutterworth, Wakefield, Skelmersdale and Bedford. This enables Asda's fleet of delivery trucks to collect cardboard and plastic packaging from the back of stores, which is baled and sent for reprocessing. Food waste is sent for in-vessel composting, while photographic chemicals are collected to recover the precious metals contained in them, such as silver. Two million litres of waste oil fats are sent for bio-diesel production and Asda has committed to redesign all of its products over the next 18 months to reduce packaging volume by at least 10 per cent. Source: Asda Case study 2 - Banning the waste bin sees recycling levels soar Henderson Global Investors is a leading investment manager providing a wide range of investment products and services. As part of the company’s environmental commitment, recycling in their London offices has been stepped up by removing all personal desk bins and replacing them with paper bins, putrescible waste bins, lockable bins for confidential papers and glass recycling bins. Recycling levels have reached 217 tonnes per year, marking a 343 per cent increase on previous rates and a dramatic reduction in costs for waste. Source: London Remade A requirement to prevent waste and recycle 3.9 From October 2007, the government has required that all waste must be treated before it is disposed of to landfill. The new pre-treatment requirements, which partly implement the EU Landfill Directive, restrict waste that has not been pre-treated from being disposed to landfill. The legislation is designed to increase waste recycling and reduce the impact of waste when landfilled. Waste producers therefore have a choice. They can treat the waste themselves or ensure that it is treated elsewhere before being landfilled. 3.10 The legal obligation for ensuring that no waste ends up in landfill, which has not been pre-treated, lies with the landfill operator. However, when arranging for their waste management, waste producers must understand who is going to treat it, be it themselves or their waste collector. This is particularly the case for those businesses that contract out their waste management and such businesses are responsible for ensuring their contractors work within the law.
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 33 3.11 The Environment Agency has stated 66 that for waste that is sent to landfill, they consider it good practice for a written declaration to be given to landfill operators confirming that treatment has taken place. The government is consulting on strengthening the requirement for written records to support the implementation of the pre-treatment requirements for landfilled waste 67 . 3.12 The introduction of this legislation could be a truly exciting development. By requiring businesses to sort and manage their waste, more businesses will seek out recycling services and fewer recyclable materials will be disposed to landfill. In reality however, it will only be effective if the government requires auditable evidence to support its implementation. Making municipal business waste management make sense 3.13 The government’s Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS), introduced in 2005 to implement the Landfill Directive, focuses on municipal waste, collected by local authorities. Around 68 per cent of municipal waste is biodegradable 68 , a significant greenhouse gas contributor when landfilled 69 . 3.14 To reduce this negative environmental impact the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme sets targets to reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste that can be sent to landfill, which will force local authorities to make greater use of alternative methods of biodegradable waste treatment. Given the huge contribution that landfilling biodegradable waste has on climate change some businesses are also seeking innovative ways to reduce the quantity of biodegradable waste requiring disposal. Case study 3 - A socially responsible solution to food waste The food sector accounts for over a third of the waste produced in the UK, an estimated 17 million tonnes of waste. Some research estimates that up to 3.8 million tonnes of this could be recovered for consumption by humans or animals. FareShare is a national charity that works with the food and drink industry to redistribute quality food to a community food network working with disadvantaged people. In 2004 the network covered 34 cities and saw the redistribution of 2,000 tonnes of food. As a result of the food regularly supplied by over 100 companies, over 12,000 people eat a meal every day with food provided by FareShare. Source: FareShare through London Community Recycling Network 3.15 The Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme has caused a considerable disconnect for local authorities between their obligations under
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