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58 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy At least one facility will be brought to financial close by September 2008 under the terms of the LDA funding. This is only the start of a programme of work that could see a renewable energy system developed from London’s own resources that would otherwise have been landfilled or incinerated. Source: London Climate Change Agency 3.98 In August 2006, the Mayor announced 128 the partnership between the Clinton Climate Change Initiative and the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), which is chaired by the Mayor. Amongst other things, the initiative seeks to use the potential purchasing power of the C40 cities to lower the prices of energy saving products and speed up the introduction of green policies. The initiative demonstrates the Mayor’s track record of leading the development of partnerships to effect change within the market. 3.99 Amongst the procurement initiatives, to be developed by the Clinton Climate Initiative for the C40, will be those for advanced waste technologies. The approach is likely to involve negotiating links between customers, suppliers and financial institutions to create a mass market with economies of scale, together with funding mechanisms. Procurement initiatives are not confined to the C40 cities but are expected to roll out to cities worldwide. Making productive use of kitchen waste 3.100 More than half the nation’s total restaurants are in London 129 and there is a real opportunity for the waste industry to develop in-vessel composting and anaerobic digestion facilities for commercial organic kitchen waste. In-vessel composting and anerobic digestion facilities have been developed that comply with the Animal By-Products Regulations (2005), which set strict conditions for the composting or processing of food waste that contains meat or animal by-products. Processing organic waste will ensure biodegradable waste is diverted from landfill, which will reduce the production of greenhouse gases, and ensure that resources are captured in the form of compost and energy. 3.101 Recent research by the Environment Agency 130 showed that around 514,000 tonnes of animal and vegetal (food) waste is being collected separately, but that over half (301,000 tonnes) is being sent to landfill, a missed opportunity to generate energy through anaerobic digestion. 3.102 Consultation, undertaken by the LDA, has shown that investors have begun to finance the processing infrastructure needed to treat organic
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 59 commercial waste, however, collection systems are poorly developed. In response, the LDA has recently tendered a project to facilitate the development of markets for London’s food-related waste through supporting at least one pilot food waste collection scheme 131 . Bringing material to market will provide a catalyst for further investment in processing infrastructure. Case study 10 - A viable alternative to sending food waste to landfill Bexley Council is offering all businesses which generate food waste - such as bars and cafes - food waste collections similar to those it provides to householders. The move follows a six-month trial subsidised by WRAP and the London Development Agency, in which Bexley collected 25 tonnes of food from 75 businesses since February 2007. Bexley is providing participating businesses with a kitchen caddy and either a 240 litre wheeled bin or two 140 litre wheeled bins and service has had a positive response from SMEs in the area who wanted to recycle more but lacked the appropriate infrastructure. The service has been priced to be competitive but cheaper than landfill. Source: ‘Bexley launches SME food waste recycling service’ Letsrecycle article, 4 September 2007 Proposal 7 The London Development Agency will develop at least one demonstrator project that develops local sources of renewable fuel from waste that would support a future move to a hydrogen economy. Growing London’s green industries 3.103 The sustainable development of the green industries sector will lead to new training and employment opportunities for Londoners and further contribute to London’s sustainable economic growth. London’s environmental sector covers a diverse range of activities undertaken by the public, private and third sectors employing around 140,000 people 132 . Although there is no employment data on specific elements of the environmental sector, the waste industry is a major employer of people across the social spectrum. Creating employment and training opportunities through sustainable resource management is a benefit to London’s economy, people and environment. 3.104 The Panel Report, produced as a result of the Examination in Public of the Early Alterations to the London Plan, recognises that developing London’s green industries ‘will be positive, with the potential to create jobs, produce recycled materials and energy and attract investment in supporting infrastructure… London must grab the opportunities or they
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