Draft Business Waste Strategy PDF - london.gov.uk - Greater ...
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76 Mayor of London<br />
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s <strong>Draft</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> Management <strong>Strategy</strong><br />
which HSBC have estimated will save more than 13 million pieces<br />
of paper and about seven million envelopes in one year.<br />
Source: Easier Finance Banking News<br />
Case study 19 - Resource efficiency club reduces waste and costs<br />
In the London boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark,<br />
Envirowise established the <strong>Waste</strong> Alert South Thames Club. A partnership<br />
of small businesses, the Club provides support on waste prevention<br />
through a range of workshops, seminars and on-site support. Many waste<br />
prevention measures cost nothing, but yield big results. In its first year,<br />
the Club has reduced waste sent to landfill by 121 tonnes and produced<br />
savings of around £620 per company. Following the success of the Club,<br />
others have been established in the London boroughs of Camden,<br />
Bromley and Bexley, Harrow and Surrey.<br />
Source: Envirowise: GC262<br />
Case study 20 - Changing behaviour among employees<br />
As part of the Recycle Western Riverside campaign London Remade and<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> Watch implemented a waste prevention programme throughout the<br />
council offices of Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth, Lambeth and<br />
Kensington and Chelsea. The programme aimed to meet internal waste<br />
reduction targets and deliver cost savings, increase recycling and meet<br />
the aspirations of the council environmental policies. After conducting<br />
baseline waste audits, printer paper and plastic disposable cups were<br />
selected as the initial waste streams to tackle as part of the campaign.<br />
A paper reduction campaign started in 2004 and, as a result, Wandsworth<br />
Council saved £85,705 annually in hidden print costs. Removing plastic<br />
disposal cups from two of Lambeth Council’s office buildings has resulted<br />
in savings of £430 a year.<br />
Source: Recycle Western Riverside, London Remade and <strong>Waste</strong> Watch<br />
4.13 The Mayor wants to see better use of wastes such as those produced<br />
during premises refurbishment and relocation. Furniture and electrical<br />
equipment, together with carpeting and paints are thrown away because<br />
businesses are unaware of opportunities to reuse these items or are<br />
unable to locate suitable collection and refurbishment services. In addition<br />
to diverting waste from landfill and preventing the need to produce new<br />
products, reuse and refurbishment often enables small businesses or<br />
consumers to acquire products at a reduced price.