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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