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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.
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 41 3.42 The average household uses 21 batteries a year, all of which could be recycled 91 . Under the directive, 25 per cent of batteries will have to be collected by 2012 and 45 per cent by 2016. Sweden and Belgium already collect 55 and 59 per cent of batteries respectively 92 , compared with a collection rate of between 0.5 per cent and two per cent in the UK 93 . 3.43 Under the directive, any net costs from the collection, treatment and recycling of waste batteries are to be met by producers. However, WRAP, in addition to working with not-for-profit organisations to establish drop off points at supermarkets, has been working in partnership with a range of local authorities to trial kerbside battery collections. Currently, 23 of London’s local authorities provide at least one collection point for household batteries for their residents, six through their kerbside recycling service whilst car batteries can be recycled at reuse and recycling centres across London. 3.44 Local authority collection systems will make a significant contribution to meeting the batteries directive when it is implemented into UK law, for which the Mayor believes they should be compensated. Voluntary Producer Responsibility Agreements 3.45 The government has been working in conjunction with key industry sectors to establish voluntary producer responsibility agreements. For example, Defra has negotiated voluntary producer responsibility agreements with the Direct Marketing Association to increase the recycling of direct mail and promotions material (junk mail), the Periodical Publishers Association to increase the recycling of magazines, and the Newspaper Publishers Association to increase the recycled content of newsprint. 3.46 The government is looking to other sectors of the paper industry to establish similar agreements 94 . However, experience clearly shows that voluntary agreements too often simply allow industry to avoid significant behavioural change 95 . Shortcomings include low participation rates and a lack of monitoring. 3.47 The Mayor believes that the further development of voluntary agreements is not appropriate and statutory measures are required. It is unclear to what extent businesses will properly enact voluntary commitments to prevent waste or promote reuse, composting and recycling when there is no immediate economic or regulatory stimulus.
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