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Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 67
have been introduced. Meadowhall developed a comprehensive waste
management strategy in 2002. Targets include recycling 70 per cent
of all waste and increasing awareness of waste management.
In 2005, Meadowhall became the first UK shopping centre to develop
an on-site recycling centre. In 2007, 94 per cent of all waste entering
the recycling centre is being recycled. Since 2002, over 19,000 tonnes
of cardboard, 3,196 tonnes of glass and 696 tonnes of plastic have been
recycled, resulting in a £575,309 return on investment. Meadowhall also
recycles and reuses coat hangers, steel delivery cages and packaging, and
has composted 16 tonnes of waste.
Source: Business in the Community
Proposal 12 Transport for London will promote Delivery and Service Plans to London’s
businesses, to encourage them to negotiate waste services with reduced
transport impacts.
Get off the road, or make it green
3.132 Where materials do need to be transported they should be transported
in the most sustainable way. The road vehicles used to transport waste
are generally heavy goods vehicles and, given that freight vehicles
emit significantly higher levels of pollutants than petrol cars 151 ,
reducing the distance travelled by freight vehicles or improving their
efficiency could have a significant impact on reducing air pollution.
Routing and scheduling software applications could reduce emission
levels by ten per cent 152 .
3.133 Through introducing a Londonwide Low Emission Zone (LEZ), the Mayor
aims to improve London’s air quality, and thereby improve Londoners’
health, by requiring operators of large diesel vehicles to clean up their
fleets. Vehicles that meet the required emissions standards for the LEZ
can be driven within the Zone without paying a daily charge. Operators
of vehicles that do not meet the LEZ emissions standards can take action
to avoid paying the daily charge, such as modifying the vehicle to
improve its emissions, or using a different vehicle within the Zone.
In recognition of the impact of the LEZ requirements on small businesses
there will be a phased introduction of the LEZ from February 2008
through to January 2012. From February 2008, businesses operating
diesel engine lorries (over 12 tonnes) that fail to meet a minimum
pollution standard must pay a daily charge if they drive within London.
Lorries over 3.5 tonnes must comply by July 2008 and large vans by
October 2010 (small vans are not included in the LEZ).