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40 Mayor of London
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy
■ in-store take-back and like-for-like take-back on delivery, which would
increase the volume of electrical equipment collected because it would
be the easiest way for all Londoners to participate
■ collection facilities across London at a suitable density, and that are
convenient to Londoners, in order to minimise the transport impact
of collection
■ greater awareness of the directive by consumers through point of sale
literature and signage to ensure consumers are aware of their
responsibility to separate their electrical equipment for collection.
3.37 While London faces significant challenges as a result of the directive there
are huge opportunities for London from its implementation. WEEE reuse
and refurbishment is an industry that fits particularly well with the
Mayor’s vision for London to be self-sufficient because it can be easily
located within existing industrial estates. The development of the
Environcom WEEE recycling facility in the London Borough of Enfield
is a positive step for London's green economy. The facility will develop
60,000 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment each year,
sourced from across London through the new WEEE compliance
schemes. It will create 150 semi-skilled, full time jobs in an area which
the London Plan has identified as a priority for the promotion of
employment opportunities.
End-of-Life Vehicles
3.38 Under the European End-of-Life Vehicles Directive producers of vehicles
are responsible for achieving recycling targets as well as environmental
standards for the storage and treatment of End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs).
3.39 The government’s ELV regulations introduced design standards for vehicle
manufacturers and environmental standards for the dismantling, recycling
and disposal of vehicles by authorised treatment facilities, at no cost to
last owners.
3.40 The implementation of systems by local authorities, such as Operation
Scrap-It, to collect abandoned vehicles makes a significant contribution to
meeting the regulation targets. The Mayor believes that the government
needs to fully compensate local authorities for their costs, such as for the
collection, storage and disposal of waste vehicles and officer time.
Batteries and accumulators
3.41 The European directive on batteries and accumulators became law in 2006.
It aims to make businesses that produce and sell batteries responsible for
the collection and recycling of waste batteries. The directive must come
into force in the UK in 2008.