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70 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy 3F Getting to grips with data 3.139 There is sufficient data on which to estimate and plan for London’s waste management needs. However, the production of detailed and accurate data for business waste does require urgent consideration. 3.140 In 1998/99 and 2002/03, the Environment Agency compiled the strategic waste management survey providing data on the 235 million tonnes of waste produced by households and businesses. Data from this survey underpins London’s business waste policy, including this strategy, and the survey needs to be repeated to update the knowledge of business waste arisings and management methods. 3.141 Recent research by the Environment Agency 158 identified the following issues: ■ much construction, demolition and excavation waste, handled on-site or through mobile facilities, is exempt from waste management licensing, therefore the quantity being managed is far greater than that recorded by the Environment Agency ■ many recycling facilities are exempt, therefore a large quantity of recycled materials is known to be being produced and managed, but its destination is unknown (particularly the case for metals, glass, paper and card). 3.142 With the increasing drive to reduce regulatory burdens it is likely more sites and waste management activities will be exempt from licensing (and therefore from reporting their activities to the Environment Agency). This could create even more data uncertainty in the future. 3.143 The Mayor will work with partners to improve the availability, reliability and comparability of business waste data for London, and thereby provide greater certainty and confidence to the waste management industry on which they can base investment decisions. The Mayor considers that ongoing business waste data collection is essential for understanding London’s business waste and can be delivered through projects such as: ■ the London Environmental Support Service ‘Enworks’ tool ■ the Mayor of London’s Green Procurement Code ■ the activities of the GLA group. 3.144 A thorough understanding of business waste production and management is crucial to inform the development and provision of sector-specific tailored information and advice. Detailed knowledge is required to highlight linkages and potential synergies across sectors, waste streams and material types. Examples of further analysis required, include:
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 71 ■ how waste arisings and composition relate to business sectors, size and turnover and the relevance this has for London in terms of London’s business make-up and geographical business spread ■ the volume of potential recycled materials by material and sub-material within the business waste stream ■ how external factors such as climate change will affect waste arisings and composition ■ how factors such as London’s projected economic growth will affect waste arisings and composition. Proposal 15 The Mayor expects Defra and the Environment Agency to take action to address business waste data gaps, including: ■ undertaking the strategic waste management survey every five years ■ ensuring relevant data is collected from exempt waste management facilities ■ making data available and accessible ■ integrating data collection into government policy making, for example as part of the implementation of site waste management plans.
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